Pyrosequencing study of fecal microflora of autistic and control children

• Published in: Anaerobe Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 444 - 453
• Main Authors: Finegold, Sydney M., Dowd, Scot E., Gontcharova, Viktoria, Liu, Chengxu, Henley, Kathleen E., Wolcott, Randall D., Youn, Eunseog, Summanen, Paula H., Granpeesheh, Doreen, Dixon, Dennis, Liu, Minghsun, Molitoris, Denise R., Green, John A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Autism; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Fecal microflora; Feces - microbiology; Female; Humans; Male; Metagenome; Pyrosequencing; Sequence Analysis, DNA - methods; Autism; OTU; bTEFAP; Fecal microflora; Pyrosequencing

There is evidence of genetic predisposition to autism, but the percent of autistic subjects with this background is unknown. It is clear that other factors, such as environmental influences, may play a role in this disease. In the present study, we have examined the fecal microbial flora of 33 subje...