A preliminary study of insect, bacterial, and fungal communities associated with Sus scrofa carrion in a tropical rainforest.

ABSTRACT: Carrion decomposition is an important component of the ecosystem and plays a significant ecological role in the food chain. During decomposition, arthropods and microorganisms help to decompose and recycle organic matter and nutrients. Although research has been conducted on microorganisms and arthropods associated with carrion across different biogeoclimatic ecoregions, no study has identified these communities from carrion placed under a tropical rainforest. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the arthropod, bacterial, and fungal communities associated with Sus scrofa Linnaeus. carrion placed in a tropical rainforest in Malaysia. Adult flies and maggots and other arthropods were collected during the forensic entomological survey. The specimens collected were killed, separated, pres

SUBMITTER: Zaini NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12808306 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature