Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Counts in the Gut Microbiota of Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Healthy Controls

Background: Although the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder remains elusive, growing evidence suggests the beneficial effects of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus in the gut microbiota on stress response and depressive symptoms. In the present study, we examined Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus co...

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Main Authors: Emiko Aizawa, Hirokazu Tsuji, Takashi Asahara, Takuya Takahashi, Toshiya Teraishi, Sumiko Yoshida, Norie Koga, Kotaro Hattori, Miho Ota, Hiroshi Kunugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00730/full