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. 2012 Jan 24;109(4):E174; author reply E176.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1118626109. Epub 2012 Jan 13.

Targeting the microbiota-gut-brain axis to modulate behavior: which bacterial strain will translate best to humans?

Peter G McLean, Gabriella E Bergonzelli, Stephen M Collins, Premysl Bercik
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Targeting the microbiota-gut-brain axis to modulate behavior: which bacterial strain will translate best to humans?

Peter G McLean et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Conflict of interest statement: P.G.M. and G.E.B. are employees of Nestle Switzerland, and S.C. and P.B. have received research grants from Nestle Switzerland.

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