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From: Immobilization stress-induced Escherichia coli causes anxiety by inducing NF-κB activation through gut microbiota disturbance

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Effects of immobilization stress (IS) on the fecal microbiota composition in mice. The composition of gut microbiota was analyzed using the pyrosequencing: (a) phylum, (b) family, (c) genus, and (d) species. (e) Gut microbiota composition was analyzed by using principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) plot. The plot shows the clustering pattern between mice treated with IS (IS) and not treat with IS (NC) based on weighted pairwise Fast UniFrac analysis. All data were expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 5). Gut microbiota composition of mice were also analyzed by the selective media (f) BL agar plates selective for Bifidobacteria [Bif] and Lactobacilli [Lac] and (g) DHL agar plates selective for Enterobacteriaceae [Enterobact]). All data were expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 8). All data were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 8). #p < 0.05 vs. NC group.

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