Gut Microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Schizophrenia

Kinga Bodziony; Anna Pszonka; Michał Gajewski; Artur Grobelny; Dominika Wodziak; Kinga Filip; Jakub Dudek; Grzegorz Sochań; Mateusz Tyniec; Kamal Morshed

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Gut Microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Schizophrenia

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Volume 59 (2026): Issue 387 (December 2026)

By: Kinga Bodziony , Anna Pszonka , Michał Gajewski , Artur Grobelny , Dominika Wodziak , Kinga Filip , Jakub Dudek , Grzegorz Sochań , Mateusz Tyniec and Kamal Morshed

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgbl-2026-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2956-6851 | Journal ISSN: 0373-174X

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Language: English, Polish

Page range: 25 - 47

Submitted on: Aug 10, 2026

Accepted on: Aug 24, 2026

Published on: Sep 18, 2026

Published by: The Medical Library named after S. Konopka in Warsaw

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Keywords:

gut microbiota,

microbiome,

microbiota-gut-brain axis,

autism spectrum disorder,

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder,

schizophrenia,

probiotics,

synbiotics,

fecal microbiota transplantation

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Medicine,

Biomedical engineering

© 2026 Kinga Bodziony, Anna Pszonka, Michał Gajewski, Artur Grobelny, Dominika Wodziak, Kinga Filip, Jakub Dudek, Grzegorz Sochań, Mateusz Tyniec, Kamal Morshed, published by The Medical Library named after S. Konopka in Warsaw
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