Patent Document ID: 20150152484
Application ID: 14403425
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. An assay comprising: (a) subjecting nucleic acid extracted from a test sample of a human subject to a genotyping assay that detects at least one of Prevotella, Coprococcus , Prevotellaceae, or Veillonellaceae bacteria, the test sample including microbiota from a gut of the subject; (b) determining a relative abundance of the at least one of Prevotella, Coprococcus , Prevotellaceae, or Veillonellaceae bacteria that is below a predetermined abundance; and (c) selecting, when the relative abundance is below the predetermined abundance, a treatment regimen that comprises at least one of: (i) modifying microbiota of the gut of the subject using at least one of a prebiotic, probiotic, or pharmaceutical, or (ii) applying a therapeutic regimen for treating autism spectrum disorders.