Journal: Microorganisms
Article Title: Magnesium Oxide Reduces Anxiety-like Behavior in Mice by Inhibiting Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12071429
Figure Lengend Snippet: SRB increase anxiety-like behavior in mice. Mice were gavaged with SRB in the form of Desulfovibrio vulgaris resuspended in lactulose solution (33 mg/mL) at 1 × 10 9 cells total. Control mice were gavaged with 100 µL lactulose at 33 mg/mL resuspended in PBS. Mice were placed in an open field arena and behavior was recorded for 5 min. Latency to first enter edge zone(s) ( A ), number (#) of line crossings ( B ), latency to first exit center zone(s) ( C ), and total time spent in center zone(s) ( D ) were measured. An unpaired T -test was used to compare groups. The mean values are presented, and the error bars represent 90% confidence intervals for the mean.
Article Snippet: Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris was purchased from ATCC (29579; Manassas, VA, USA) and was used as our representative SRB.
Techniques: Control