Gut bacteria in children with autism spectrum disorders: challenges and promise of studying how a complex community influences a complex disease

Recent studies suggest a role for the microbiota in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), potentially arising from their role in modulating the immune system and gastrointestinal (GI) function or from gut–brain interactions dependent or independent from the immune system. GI problems such as chronic cons...

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Main Authors: Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Catherine Lozupone, Dae-Wook Kang, James B. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-03-01
Series:Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://www.microbecolhealthdis.net/index.php/mehd/article/view/26914/38942