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Metagenomic Profiling of Lung Microbes in Aquatic Forensics #worldresearchawards#researchawards

Metagenomic sequencing revealed that multi-kingdom lung microbes—particularly bacteria and eukaryotes—serve as reliable forensic markers in aquatic death investigations. Seventeen bacterial and nine eukaryotic species were identified as potential biomarkers for drowning diagnosis, with Aeromonas hydrophila showing strong diagnostic significance. Robust random forest models achieved high accuracy for drowning identification (89.29%), drowning site inference (100%), and postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimation (MAE 0.66 days). These findings enhance precision in forensic investigations of aquatic corpses.

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