Forensic Plant Pathology

Fletcher, Jacqueline; Barnaby, Neel G.; Burans, James P.; Melcher, Ulrich; Nutter, Forrest W.; Thomas, Carla S.; Ochoa-Corona, F. M.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-382006-8.00007-4

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“…This was not the first time that microbes had been used to inflict disease on others, but the 2001 U.S. anthrax incident highlighted limitations of the forensic microbial methods available at the time and spurred strong efforts to develop new and more effective methods in forensic microbiology. Appropriately, forensic methods related to human pathogens had highest priority for development, but it was recognized that forensic capacity building was needed also for other critical national infrastructures, such as agriculture, and efforts broadened to include the development of capacity related to animal and plant pathogens as well (Fletcher et al 2006(Fletcher et al , 2010.…”

Section: Emergence Of Forensic Plant Pathology In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Forensic evidence is judged in the courtroom, where attribution is based on a 'preponderance' of all types of evidence, and the judgment is conferred by a jury panel (Fletcher et al 2010). The work of a forensic scientist follows a path very different from that of a traditional plant disease diagnostician.…”

Section: Evidence Interpretation and Criminal Attributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Plant Disease Diagnostics for Forensic Applications

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Ochoa-Corona²,

Payton

2014

Detection and Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens

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Although most plant diseases are the result of natural or unintentional causes, cropping systems and essential natural plant resources such as forests and grasslands also are considered vulnerable to actions of nefarious intent. Microbial forensics is defined as the application of scientific approaches to solving a crime that involves a microorganism; its goal is to investigate and present unbiased scientific evidence useful for attributing the crime to a perpetrator. Recent programs intended to enhance general capabilities in microbial forensics have included specific attention to plant pathogens. Compared to the strategies employed by traditional plant disease diagnosticians, forensic applications of plant pathogen diagnostics require unusually high levels of stringency, reliability, and prior validation. These assays must be paired with court-defensible sampling methods, chain of custody, and other traditional and non-traditional methods of forensic investigation.

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Section: Emergence Of Forensic Plant Pathology In the United Statesmentioning

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Section: Evidence Interpretation and Criminal Attributionmentioning

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Plant Disease Diagnostics for Forensic Applications

Fletcher¹,

Ochoa-Corona²,

Payton

2014

Detection and Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens

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“…Plant biosecurity includes not only invasion of pathogens from abroad but also internal bioterrorist attacks. A prime defense against such bioterrorism is an excellent microbial forensics ability ( Fletcher et al, 2010a , b ). The microbial profiles of crime scene objects should clarify which objects are associated with the crime and should lead to comparisons with objects in a suspect’s hands ( Smith, 2007 ).…”

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Metagenomic search strategies for interactions among plants and multiple microbes

2014

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Plants harbor multiple microbes. Metagenomics can facilitate understanding of the significance, for the plant, of the microbes, and of the interactions among them. However, current approaches to metagenomic analysis of plants are computationally time consuming. Efforts to speed the discovery process include improvement of computational speed, condensing the sequencing reads into smaller datasets before BLAST searches, simplifying the target database of BLAST searches, and flipping the roles of metagenomic and reference datasets. The latter is exemplified by the e-probe diagnostic nucleic acid analysis approach originally devised for improving analysis during plant quarantine.

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“…The decision-making is based on pathogen detection and disease diagnosis [39]. The critical steps include the appropriate sample handling techniques, pathogen detection, symptom diagnosis, and assays technologies.…”

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Analysis of Botulinum Neurotoxin Detection by Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Samples

Hou¹

2013

J Forensic Res

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Forensic Plant Pathology

Cited by 11 publications

References 28 publications

Plant Disease Diagnostics for Forensic Applications

Plant Disease Diagnostics for Forensic Applications

Metagenomic search strategies for interactions among plants and multiple microbes

Analysis of Botulinum Neurotoxin Detection by Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Samples

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