Genus-Level Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Mini Review.

ABSTRACT: Autism is a global health problem, probably due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. There is emerging data that the gut microbiome of autistic children differs from the one of typically developing children and it is important to know which bacterial genera may be related to autism. We searched different databases using specific keywords and inclusion criteria and identified the top ten bacterial genera from the selected articles that were significantly different between the studied patients and control subjects studied. A total of 34 studies that met the inclusion criteria were identified. The genera Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Clostridium, Coprococcus, Faecalibacterium, Lachnospira, Prevotella, Ruminococcus, S

SUBMITTER: Levkova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10377934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature