Gram-negative facultative anaerobic rods

Ingestion of lactobacillus strain regulates emotional
behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a
mouse via the vagus nerve
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2011, 108, 16050-55
₺ …alterations in central GABA receptor expression are
implicated in in the pathogenesis of anxiety…”
₺ …L. rhamnosus reduced stress-induced
corticosterone and anxiety- and depression-related
behavior…”
₺… effects were not found in vagotomized mice…”