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Table 2 Beneficial bacteria from stool analysis.

From: Gastrointestinal flora and gastrointestinal status in children with autism – comparisons to typical children and correlation with autism severity

 

Autism/Aspergers

Control

P-value

% Difference

Bifidobacterium

1.6 ± 1.9

2.8 ± 1.8

0.002

-44%

E.coli

2.8 ± 1.7

2.4 ± 1.6

n.s.

 

Lactobacillus

2.6 ± 1.4

1.3 ± 1.4

0.00002

+100%

Enterococcus

0.81 ± 1.4

0.97 ± 1.2

0.05 W

-16%

  1. W - The data for the enterococcus was not normally distributed, so it was analyzed with a non-parametric Wilcox analysis.
  2. Bacteriology culture values ranged from 0 to 4