[Anaerobic intestinal microflora in pathogenesis of autism?].
The present study provides information on differences in the gastrointestinal microflora of children with autism compared with a control group. Special attention was paid to the microbiological characteristic of the new obligate anaerobic microorganisms: Clostridium bolteae sp.nov. and Cetobacterium somerae sp.nov. observed in stools of children with autism. In light of recent publications, the hypothesis of interactions between intestinal microflora - and the brain based on possible alterations in bacterial toxins and other metabolites in the pathogenesis of autism is discussed.
Martirosian
Gayane
G
Katedra i Zakład Mikrobiologii Lekarskiej Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej, Katowice. gmartir@slam.katowice.pl
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*