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SUBMITTER: Coretti L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305749 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Coretti Lorena L Paparo Lorella L Riccio Maria Pia MP Amato Felice F Cuomo Mariella M Natale Alessandro A Borrelli Luca L Corrado Giusi G Comegna Marika M Buommino Elisabetta E Castaldo Giuseppe G Bravaccio Carmela C Chiariotti Lorenzo L Berni Canani Roberto R Lembo Francesca F
Frontiers in microbiology 20181219
Proliferation and/or depletion of clusters of specific bacteria regulate intestinal functions and may interfere with neuro-immune communication and behavior in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Consistently, qualitative and quantitative alteration of bacterial metabolites may functionally affect ASD pathophysiology. Up to date, age-restricted cohort studies, that may potentially help to identify specific microbial signatures in ASD, are lacking. We investigated the gut microbiota (GM ...[more]