Experts, writing in the journal mBio, said the virus was closely related to other viruses in bats.

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The results, published online in the journal mBio by researchers at Columbia's school of public health, need to be studied further, but suggest Sutterella may be important in understanding the link between autism and digestive ailments, the authors wrote.

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