Molecular Characterisation of Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Children With Autism (With and Without Gastrointestinal Dysfunction) and Their Neurotypical Siblings

Autism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 419-427

  Gondalia, Shakuntla V ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a   Knowles, Simon R ^a   Cox, Stephen B ^b   Meyer, Denny ^a   Austin, David W ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Research and Testing Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Faecal microbiota; Gastrointestinal dysfunction; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDETES; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; FIRMICUTES; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; METAGENOME; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84871450590     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1253     Document Type: Article

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