Autism spectrum disorders and intestinal microbiota

• Published in: Gut microbes Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 207 - 213
• Main Authors: De Angelis, Maria, Francavilla, Ruggiero, Piccolo, Maria, De Giacomo, Andrea, Gobbetti, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Addendum - Invited; Amino Acids - analysis; ASD; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - epidemiology; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - microbiology; dysbiosis; Dysbiosis - complications; Feces - chemistry; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humans; intestinal microbiota; metabolome; Microbiota; perspective; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; intestinal microbiota; perspective; ASD; metabolome; dysbiosis

Through extensive microbial-mammalian co-metabolism, the intestinal microbiota have evolved to exert a marked influence on health and disease via gut-brain-microbiota interactions. In this addendum, we summarize the findings of our recent study on the fecal microbiota and metabolomes of children wit...