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Table 1 Adaptation of commensal microbiome and behavior under acute and chronic stress conditions

From: Butterflies in the gut: the interplay between intestinal microbiota and stress

Stress model

Stress period

Strain

Age

Sex

Vendor

Food

Sample

Trend

Rank

Identified bacteria

Phylum

Fold change

Behavior test

Behavior test outcome

Reference (PMID)

UCMS

8w

C57BL/6J

16w

Male

Janvier laboratory

N/A

Feces

Decrease

f

Lactobacillaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

Novelty suppressed feeding test

Increased time of latency to eat

33311466

             

Splash test

Increased time of latency to groom

 
             

Tail suspension test

Increased time of immobility

 
             

Forced swimming test

Increased time of immobility

 
             

Light/dark box test

No change

 

UCMS

5w

C57BL/6J

14w

Male

Jackson laboratory

N/A

Feces

Increase

g

Cyanobacterium

Cyanobacteria

3803.0271

Forced swimming test

Decreased time of escape behavior

28266612

         

g

Allobaculum

Firmicutes

515.0243

Open-field test

No change

 
         

g

Bifidobacterium

Actinobacteria

70.4967

   
         

g

Anaerofustis

Firmicutes

8.4009

   
         

g

Clostridium

Firmicutes

7.2681

   
         

g

Ruminococcus

Firmicutes

6.1411

   
         

f

Lachnospiraceae

Firmicutes

2.9609

   
         

f

Erysipelotrichaceae

Firmicutes

2.2803

   
        

Decrease

g

Lactobacillus

Firmicutes

7.9232

   
         

g

Anaeroplasma

Tenericutes

7.1972

   
         

f

Turicibacteraceae

Firmicutes

5.6748

   
         

g

Coprococcus

Firmicutes

3.8667

   
         

c

Mollicutes

Tenericutes

3.5037

   
         

f

Peptococcaceae

Firmicutes

2.9847

   
         

g

Eubacterium

Firmicutes

2.7191

   
         

o

Clostridiales

Firmicutes

1.8332

   
         

f

Catabacteriaceae

Firmicutes

1.8304

   

UCMS

8w

C57BL/6J

16w

Male

Janvier laboratory

N/A

Feces

Decrease

p

Firmicutes

Firmicutes

N/A

Tail suspension test

Increased time of immobility

32187541

         

p

Tenericutes

Tenericutes

N/A

Forced swimming test

Increased time of immobility

 
         

p

Saccharibacteria

Saccharibacteria

N/A

   

CSDS

5m/d, 1w

C57BL/6J

9w

Male

Jackson laboratory

Prolab® RMH 3500

Feces

Increase

p

Mucispirillum

Mucispirillum

326.3333

Open-field test

Decreased the travel distance

30824791

      

LabDiet, St. Louis, MO

  

g

Candidatus Arthromitus

Firmicutes

181.0000

Open-field test

Decreased time spent in center zone

 
         

g

Bilophila

Proteobacteria

24.5000

Sucrose preference test

Decreased sucrose preference

 
         

g

Helicobacter

Proteobacteria

11.8182

Forced swimming test

Increased time of immobility

 
         

g

Flexispira

Proteobacteria

9.7307

   
         

g

Odoribacter

Bacteroidetes

7.9181

   
         

g

Dehalobacterium

Firmicutes

1.8105

   
         

g

Coprococcus

Firmicutes

1.7233

   
         

g

Ruminococcus

Firmicutes

1.6582

   
         

g

Oscillospira

Firmicutes

1.6153

   
        

Decrease

g

Turicibacter

Firmicutes

26.3000

   
         

g

Paraprevotella

Bacteroidetes

16.0202

   
         

g

Allobaculum

Firmicutes

9.0435

   
         

g

Bifidobacterium

Actinobacteria

8.6522

   
         

g

Akkermansia

Verrucomicrobiota

4.0375

   
         

f

Mogibacteriaceae

Firmicutes

2.6246

   
         

f

Nitrosomonadaceae

Proteobacteria

2.5000

   
         

f

Coriobacteriaceae

Actinobacteria

2.3158

   
         

g

Anaerostipes

Firmicutes

2.1546

   
         

g

Dorea

Firmicutes

2.1289

   

CSDS

5m/d, 10d

C57BL/6J

8–9w

Male

National Laboratory Animal Center

N/A

Feces

Increase

f

Bacteroidales S24–7

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Social interaction test

Decreased the social index

34327733

     

NLAC, Taipei, Taiwan

   

f

Porphyromonadaceae

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Open-field test

Decreased the travel distance

 
         

g

Bacteroides

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Open-field test

Decreased time spent in center zone

 
        

Decrease

g

Enterorhabdus

Actinobacteria

N/A

Sucrose preference test

Decreased sucrose preference

 
         

f

Unclassified Bacteroidales S24-7

Bacteroidetes

N/A

   
         

f

Ruminococcaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   

CSDS

5m/d, 10d

C57BL/6J

12–13w

Male

Charles River Japan

CE-2, CLEA Japan

Feces

Increase

p

Bacteroidetes

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Social interaction test

Decreased the social time

33972646

      

Tokyo, Japan

  

p

Actinobacteria

Actinobacteria

N/A

 

Decreased distance traveled

 
         

p

Proteobacteria

Proteobacteria

N/A

   
        

Decrease

p

Firmicutes

Firmicutes

N/A

   

SOC

10 mice/cage, 19w

C57BL/6J

23w

Male

Jackson laboratory

N/A

Feces

Increase

g

Allobaculum

Firmicutes

LDA score

Open-field test

No difference

34856844

         

f

Verrucomicrobiaceae

Verrucomicrobia

(high to low)

Elevated plus maze

Increased of the speed

 
         

c

Verrucomicrobiae

Verrucomicrobia

 

Light/dark box test

Increased number of entries in the dark

 
         

p

Verrucomicrobia

Verrucomicrobia

    
         

s

muciniphila

Verrucomicrobia

    
         

g

Akkermansia

Verrucomicrobia

    
         

o

Turicibacteraies

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Turicibacter

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Planococcaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Anaerostipes

Firmicutes

N/A

   
        

Decrease

g

Bacteroides

Bacteroidetes

LDA score

   
         

f

Bacteroidaceae

Bacteroidetes

(high to low)

   
         

f

Lactobacilliaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Lactobacillus

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Paraprevotellaceae

Bacteroidetes

    
         

g

Prevotella

Bacteroidetes

    
         

f

Clostridiaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Ruminnococcus

Firmicutes

    
         

s

Ruminnococcus gnavus

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Hellicobacteraceae

Proteobacteria

    
         

s

Bacteroides acidifaciens

Bacteroidetes

N/A

   
         

f

Erysipelotrichaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   

CSDS + SOC

3w

C57BL/6J

18w

Male

Harlan, UK

N/A

Cecal content

Increase

f

Helicobacteracea

Proteobacteria

N/A

Social interaction test

Decreased social interaction ratio

30066368

 

SOC = 10 mice/cage, 24 h

       

g

Prevotellaceae UCG 001

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Three chamber test

No change

 
 

CSDS = 2 h/d

       

f

Prevotellaceae

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Open-field test

No change

 
         

o

Gastranaerophilales

Melainabacteria

N/A

Forced swimming test

No change

 
        

Decrease

g

Ruminicoccaceae UCG 013

Firmicutes

N/A

Female urine sniffing test

Decreased interaction time

 
         

g

Intestinimonas

Firmicutes

N/A

Marble burying test

No change

 
             

Elevated plus maze

No change

 
             

Tail suspension test

No change

 
             

Sucrose preference test

Increased sucrose preference

 
             

Novel object recognition test

No change

 
             

Hot plate test

No change

 

RS

2 h/d, 5times/w, 6w

C57BL/6J

17-19w

Male

Harlan

N/A

Feces

Increase

f

Lachnospiraceae

Firmicutes

2.0900

Rotarod performance

No change

30579705

        

Decrease

g

Lactobacillus

Firmicutes

2.9700

   

RS

2 h/d, 7d

C57BL/6J

7-11w

Both

Jackson laboratory

Lab Diet 5053

Feces

Increase

f

Bacteroidaceae

Bacteroidetes

N/A

N/A

N/A

33196055

         

o

Unclassical Burkholderiales

Proteobacteria

N/A

   
        

Decrease

f

Ruminococcaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   
         

f

Coriobacteriaceae

Actinobacteria

N/A

   
         

f

Unclassical Clostridiales

Firmicutes

N/A

   

RS

2 h/d, 10d

C57BL/6J

7-8w

Male

Orient Animal Breeding Center

N/A

Feces

Increase

p

Proteobacteria

Proteobacteria

N/A

Elevated plus maze

Decreased time spent in open arms

30224732

     

(Seoul, Korea)

   

f

Helicobacteraceae

Proteobacteria

N/A

Light/dark box test

Decreased time spent in light area

 
         

f

Enterobacteriaceae

Proteobacteria

N/A

Marble-burying test

Increased percentage of marble buried

 
         

g

Klebsiella

Proteobacteria

N/A

   
         

g

Helicobacter

Proteobacteria

N/A

   
        

Decrease

p

Actinobacteria

Actinobacteria

N/A

   
         

p

Bacteroidetes

Bacteroidetes

N/A

   
         

f

Lactobacillaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   

RS

4–6 h/d, 21d

C57BL/6J

12-16w

Male

Australian Phenomics

N/A

Feces

Increase

f

Lachnospiraceae

Firmicutes

1.0030

Forced swimming test

Increased floating time

27090302

        

Decrease

g

Allobaculum

Firmicutes

1.0840

Elevated plus maze

Decreased time into open arm

 
         

g

Bifidobacterium

Actinobacteria

1.0480

   
         

g

Turicibacter

Firmicutes

1.0350

   
         

g

Clostridium

Firmicutes

1.0070

   

RS

16 h/d, 1d

C57BL/6N

6-8w

Male

Charles River Laboratories

N/A

Ileum

Increase

g

Escherichia_Shigella

Proteobacteria

LDA score

N/A

N/A

34795263

         

f

Enterobacteriaceae

Proteobacteria

(high to low)

   
         

o

Enterobacteriales

Proteobacteria

    
         

p

Proteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    
         

c

Gammaproteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    
         

g

Enterococcus

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Enterococcaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Staphylococcus

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Streptococcus

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Streptococcaceae

Firmicutes

    
        

Decrease

p

Firmicutes

Firmicutes

LDA score

   
         

c

Erysipelotrichia

Firmicutes

(high to low)

   
         

f

Erysipelotrichaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

o

Erysipelotrichales

Firmicutes

    
         

g

lleibacterium

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Muribaculaceae

Bacteroidetes

    
         

c

Bacteroidia

Bacteroidetes

    
         

o

Bacteroidales

Bacteroidetes

    
         

p

Bacteroidetes

Bacteroidetes

    
         

p

Actinobacteria

Actinobacteria

    
       

Cecum

Increase

f

Enterobacteriaceae

Proteobacteria

LDA score

   
         

o

Enterobacteriales

Proteobacteria

(high to low)

   
         

c

Gammaproteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    
         

p

Proteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    
         

g

Mucispirillum

Deferribacteres

    
         

p

Deferribacteres

Deferribacteres

    
         

f

Deferribacteraceae

Deferribacteres

    
         

o

Deferribacterales

Deferribacteres

    
         

g

Escherichia-Shigella

Proteobacteria

    
        

Decrease

c

Clostridia

Firmicutes

LDA score

   
         

o

Clostridiales

Firmicutes

(high to low)

   
         

f

Lachnospiraceae

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Muribaculaceae

Bacteroidetes

    
         

f

Erysipelotrichaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

o

Erysipelotrichales

Firmicutes

    
         

c

Erysipelotrichia

Firmicutes

    
         

g

lleibacterium

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Clostridiales_vadinBB60_group

Firmicutes

    
       

Colon

Increase

g

Bacteroides

Bacteroidetes

LDA score

   
         

f

Bacteroidaceae

Bacteroidetes

(high to low)

   
         

f

Enterobacteriaceae

Proteobacteria

    
         

o

Enterobacteriales

Proteobacteria

    
         

g

Escherichia_Shigella

Proteobacteria

    
         

g

Gammaproteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    
         

p

Proteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    
         

f

Deferribacteraceae

Deferribacteres

    
         

p

Deferribacteres

Deferribacteres

    
         

o

Deferribacterales

Deferribacteres

    
        

Decrease

p

Firmicutes

Firmicutes

LDA score

   
         

o

Erysipelotrichales

Firmicutes

(high to low)

   
         

f

Erysipelotrichaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

c

Erysipelotrichia

Firmicutes

    
         

g

lleibacterium

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group

Firmicutes

    
         

f

Lactobacillaceae

Firmicutes

    
         

g

Lactobacillus

Firmicutes

    
         

o

Rhodospirillales/NA/NA

Proteobacteria

    
         

c

Alphaproteobacteria

Proteobacteria

    

RS

3–4 h/d, 14d

C57BL/6J

13w

Male

Nanjing Medical University

N/A

Feces

Increase

g

Akkermansia

Verrucomicrobia

N/A

Forced swimming test

Increased immobility time

33535879

         

g

Anaerofustis

Firmicutes

N/A

Sucrose preference test

Decreased sucrose preference

 
        

Decrease

g

Parabacteroides

Bacteroidetes

N/A

Elevated plus maze

Decreased duration in open arms

 
         

f

Lachnospiraceae

Firmicutes

N/A

Open-field test

Decreased center time

 
         

g

Ruminococcus

Firmicutes

N/A

   
         

f

Unclassified_Ruminococcaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   

WAS

1 h/d, 10 d

C57BL/6J

6-7w

Female

Charles River Laboratories

N/A

Feces

Increase

c

Gammaproteobacteria

Proteobacteria

3.0000

N/A

N/A

23470617

         

p

Firmicutes

Firmicutes

2.0000

   
        

Decrease

p

Bacteroidetes

Bacteroidetes

2.0000

   
       

Small intestine

Increase

o

unclassified Clostridiales

Firmicutes

N/A

   
       

content

 

f

Clostridiaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   
         

f

Streptococcaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   
        

Decrease

f

Lactobacillaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   
         

f

Lachnospiraceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   
         

p

Unclassified Bacteroidetes

Bacteroidetes

N/A

   
         

f

Ruminococcaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   
         

p

unclassified Firmicutes

Firmicutes

N/A

   
       

Colon mucosa

Decrease

f

Porphyromonadaceae

Bacteroidetes

N/A

   
         

p

unclassified Bacteroidetes

Bacteroidetes

N/A

   
       

Colon content

Decrease

f

Lactobacillaceae

Firmicutes

N/A

   

WAS

1 h/d, 10d

C57BL/6J

7–8w

Female

Charles River Laboratories

N/A

Feces

No change

 

No change

N/A

No change

Light/dark box test

No change

20966022

WAS

1 h/d, 1d

C57BL/6J

6–8w

Both

Jackson laboratory

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

Novel object recognition test

No change

31652348

             

Light/dark box test

No change

 
             

Open-field test

Decreased the travel distance

 
  1. UCMS = unpredictable chronic mild stress, p = Phylum, CSDS = chronic social defeat stress, c = Class, RS = restraint stress, o = Order, WAS = water avoidance stress, f = Family, SOC: social overcrowding, g = genus, N/A: not applicable, s = species