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Gut Microbes Could Help Diagnose Autism, Study Suggests
A petri dish with bacteria from a stool sample. The researchers found a number of bacteria, fungi and viruses in fecal samples from children that were altered in children with autism. Christiane Oelrich / picture alliance via Getty Images A new study …