Microbial Forensics -- Infectious Diseases: Not Just a Health Matter Anymore -- The Fundamentals of Human Virology -- Keeping Track of Viruses -- Bacterial Pathogens -- Biology and Detection of Fungal Pathogens of Humans and Plants -- Forensic Aspects of Biologic Toxins -- Epidemiologic Investigation for Public Health, Biodefense, and Forensic Microbiology -- Molecular Epidemiology and Forensics of RNA Viruses -- Investigation of Suspicious Disease Outbreaks -- Forensic Handling of Biological Threat Samples in the Lab -- Forensic Genetic Analysis of Microorganisms: Overview of Some Important Technical Concepts and Selected Genetic T -- Non-DNA Methods for Biological Signatures -- Microbial Forensics Host Factors -- Bioinformatics Methods for Microbial Detection and Forensic Diagnostic Design -- Population Genetics of Bacteria in a Forensic Context -- Quality Management in Microbial Forensics Laboratories -- Admissibility Standards for Scientific Evidence -- Appendix: Quality Assurance Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Microbial Forensic Work.