The microbiota modulates gut physiology and behavioral abnormalities associated with autism

Elaine Y. Hsiao1,2,*, Sara W. McBride1, Sophia Hsien1, Gil Sharon1, Embriette R. Hyde3, Tyler McCue3, Julian A. Codelli2, Janet Chow1, Sarah E. Reisman2, Joseph F. Petrosino3, Paul H. Patterson1,*,†, and Sarkis K. Mazmanian1,*,† 1Division of Biology & Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA 2Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA 3Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA