microbial clock
microbial clock · microbial clocks
The predictable, time-dependent succession of microbial communities during the…The predictable, time-dependent succession of microbial communities during the postmortem decomposition of a body, used to estimate the postmortem interval.
Meaning
1 sensesThe predictable, time-dependent succession of microbial communities during the postmortem decomposition of a body, used to estimate the postmortem interval.
Origin
Coined by the microbial ecologist and evolutionary biologist Jessica Metcalf c. 2010.Coined by the microbial ecologist and evolutionary biologist Jessica Metcalf c. 2010.
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Forms
plural: microbial clocks| Singular | microbial clock |
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