Microbiota and the social brain

Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review

Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., Baker, M., Harris, T., & Stephenson, D. (2015) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691614568352 · Cited by 6,043 · see citing works

The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

Cryan, J. F., O'Riordan, K. J., Cowan, C. S. M., Sandhu, K. V., Bastiaanssen, T. F. S., Boehme, M., Codagnone, M. G., Cussotto, S., Fulling, C., Golubeva, A. V., et al. (2019) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.00018.2018 · Cited by 5,286 · see citing works

Ingestion of <i>Lactobacillus</i> strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

Bravo, J. A., Forsythe, P., Chew, M. V., Escaravage, E., Savignac, H. M., Dinan, T. G., Bienenstock, J., & Cryan, J. F. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1102999108 · Cited by 3,888 · see citing works

Host microbiota constantly control maturation and function of microglia in the CNS

Erny, D., Hrabě de Angelis, A. L., Jaitin, D., Wieghofer, P., Staszewski, O., David, E., Keren-Shaul, H., Mahlakoiv, T., Jakobshagen, K., Buch, T., et al. (2015) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn.4030 · Cited by 3,569 · see citing works

Microbiota Modulate Behavioral and Physiological Abnormalities Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Hsiao, E. Y., McBride, S. W., Hsien, S., Sharon, G., Hyde, E. R., McCue, T., Codelli, J. A., Chow, J., Reisman, S. E., Petrosino, J. F., et al. (2013) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.024 · Cited by 3,283 · see citing works

Environment dominates over host genetics in shaping human gut microbiota

Rothschild, D., Weissbrod, O., Barkan, E., Kurilshikov, A., Korem, T., Zeevi, D., Costea, P. I., Godneva, A., Kalka, I. N., Bar, N., et al. (2018) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature25973 · Cited by 2,859 · see citing works

The gut microbiota of insects – diversity in structure and function

Engel, P., & Moran, N. A. (2013) · FEMS Microbiology Reviews · doi:10.1111/1574-6976.12025 · Cited by 2,594 · see citing works

Gut–brain axis: How the microbiome influences anxiety and depression

Foster, J. A., & McVey Neufeld, K.-A. (2013) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/j.tins.2013.01.005 · Cited by 2,460 · see citing works

Bacteroides : the Good, the Bad, and the Nitty-Gritty

Wexler, H. M. (2007) · Clinical Microbiology Reviews · doi:10.1128/cmr.00008-07 · Cited by 2,318 · see citing works

The microbiome-gut-brain axis during early life regulates the hippocampal serotonergic system in a sex-dependent manner

Clarke, G., Grenham, S., Scully, P., Fitzgerald, P., Moloney, R. D., Shanahan, F., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2013) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/mp.2012.77 · Cited by 1,893 · see citing works

Role of microorganisms in the evolution of animals and plants: the hologenome theory of evolution

Zilber-Rosenberg, I., & Rosenberg, E. (2008) · FEMS Microbiology Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00123.x · Cited by 1,739 · see citing works

Transferring the blues: Depression-associated gut microbiota induces neurobehavioural changes in the rat

Kelly, J. R., Borre, Y., O' Brien, C., Patterson, E., El Aidy, S., Deane, J., Kennedy, P. J., Beers, S., Scott, K., Moloney, G., et al. (2016) · Journal of Psychiatric Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.07.019 · Cited by 1,683 · see citing works

T HE G UT B ACTERIA OF I NSECTS : Nonpathogenic Interactions

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The vagus nerve at the interface of the microbiota-gut-brain axis

Bonaz, B., Bazin, T., & Pellissier, S. (2018) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00049 · Cited by 1,397 · see citing works

Microbiota Transfer Therapy Alters Gut Ecosystem and Improves Gastrointestinal and Autism Symptoms: An Open-Label Study

Kang, D.-W., Adams, J. B., Gregory, A. C., Borody, T., Chittick, L., Fasano, A., Khoruts, A., Geis, E., Maldonado, J., McDonough-Means, S., et al. (2017) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-016-0225-7 · Cited by 1,391 · see citing works

Metagenomic and functional analysis of hindgut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite

Warnecke, F., Luginbühl, P., Ivanova, N., Ghassemian, M., Richardson, T. H., Stege, J. T., Cayouette, M., McHardy, A. C., Djordjevic, G., Aboushadi, N., et al. (2007) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature06269 · Cited by 1,351 · see citing works

Host Biology in Light of the Microbiome: Ten Principles of Holobionts and Hologenomes

Bordenstein, S. R., & Theis, K. R. (2015) · PLOS Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002226 · Cited by 1,240 · see citing works

Deficient neuron-microglia signaling results in impaired functional brain connectivity and social behavior

Zhan, Y., Paolicelli, R. C., Sforazzini, F., Weinhard, L., Bolasco, G., Pagani, F., Vyssotski, A. L., Bifone, A., Gozzi, A., Ragozzino, D., et al. (2014) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn.3641 · Cited by 1,236 · see citing works

Microbial reconstitution reverses maternal diet-induced social and synaptic deficits in offspring

Buffington, S. A., Di Prisco, G. V., Auchtung, T. A., Ajami, N. J., Petrosino, J. F., & Costa-Mattioli, M. (2016) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.06.001 · Cited by 1,163 · see citing works

Exposure to a social stressor alters the structure of the intestinal microbiota: Implications for stressor-induced immunomodulation

Bailey, M. T., Dowd, S. E., Galley, J. D., Hufnagle, A. R., Allen, R. G., & Lyte, M. (2011) · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2010.10.023 · Cited by 1,123 · see citing works

The anxiolytic effect of Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 involves vagal pathways for gut-brain communication

Bercik, P., Park, A. J., Sinclair, D., Khoshdel, A., Lu, J., Huang, X., Deng, Y., Blennerhassett, P. A., Fahnestock, M., Moine, D., et al. (2011) · Neurogastroenterology &amp; Motility · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01796.x · Cited by 1,018 · see citing works

Targeting the microbiota-gut-brain axis: prebiotics have anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects and reverse the impact of chronic stress in mice

Burokas, A., Arboleya, S., Moloney, R. D., Peterson, V. L., Murphy, K., Clarke, G., Stanton, C., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2017) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.12.031 · Cited by 952 · see citing works

A gut-brain neural circuit for nutrient sensory transduction

Kaelberer, M. M., Buchanan, K. L., Klein, M. E., Barth, B. B., Montoya, M. M., Shen, X., & Bohórquez, D. V. (2018) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aat5236 · Cited by 932 · see citing works

Direct evidence of Parkinson pathology spread from the gastrointestinal tract to the brain in rats

Holmqvist, S., Chutna, O., Bousset, L., Aldrin-Kirk, P., Li, W., Björklund, T., Wang, Z.-Y., Roybon, L., Melki, R., & Li, J.-Y. (2014) · Acta Neuropathologica · doi:10.1007/s00401-014-1343-6 · Cited by 925 · see citing works

Microbiota is essential for social development in the mouse

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Mechanisms underlying microbial-mediated changes in social behavior in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder

Sgritta, M., Dooling, S. W., Buffington, S. A., Momin, E. N., Francis, M. B., Britton, R. A., & Costa-Mattioli, M. (2019) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.018 · Cited by 865 · see citing works

Socially transmitted gut microbiota protect bumble bees against an intestinal parasite

Koch, H., & Schmid‐Hempel, P. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1110474108 · Cited by 828 · see citing works

Commensal bacteria play a role in mating preference of Drosophila melanogaster

Sharon, G., Segal, D., Ringo, J. M., Hefetz, A., Zilber‐Rosenberg, I., & ROSENBERG, E. B. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1009906107 · Cited by 825 · see citing works

Vagotomy and subsequent risk of <scp>P</scp> arkinson's disease

Svensson, E., Horváth‐Puhó, E., Thomsen, R. W., Djurhuus, J. C., Pedersen, L., Borghammer, P., & Sørensen, H. T. (2015) · Annals of Neurology · doi:10.1002/ana.24448 · Cited by 806 · see citing works

The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution

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Short-chain fatty acids: microbial metabolites that alleviate stress-induced brain–gut axis alterations

van de Wouw, M., Boehme, M., Lyte, J. M., Wiley, N., Strain, C., O'Sullivan, O., Clarke, G., Stanton, C., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2018) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jp276431 · Cited by 789 · see citing works

Gut microbiota depletion from early adolescence in mice: implications for brain and behaviour

Desbonnet, L., Clarke, G., Traplin, A., O’Sullivan, O., Crispie, F., Moloney, R. D., Cotter, P. D., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2015) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.004 · Cited by 760 · see citing works

Social status and health in humans and other animals

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A Neural Circuit for Gut-Induced Reward

Han, W., Téllez, L. A., Perkins, M. H., Pérez-Martínez, I. O., Qu, T., Ferreira, J. G. P., Ferreira, T. L., Quinn, D., Liu, Z.-W., Gao, X., et al. (2018) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.049 · Cited by 739 · see citing works

Chronic Gastrointestinal Inflammation Induces Anxiety-Like Behavior and Alters Central Nervous System Biochemistry in Mice

Bercik, P., Verdu, E. F., Foster, J. A., Macri, J., Potter, M., Huang, X., Malinowski, P., Jackson, W., Blennerhassett, P., Neufeld, K. A., et al. (2010) · Gastroenterology · doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2010.06.063 · Cited by 674 · see citing works

The environment and susceptibility to schizophrenia

Brown, A. S. (2011) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2010.09.003 · Cited by 664 · see citing works

Establishment of Characteristic Gut Bacteria during Development of the Honeybee Worker

Martinson, V. G., Moy, J. K., & Moran, N. A. (2012) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.07810-11 · Cited by 580 · see citing works

A simple and distinctive microbiota associated with honey bees and bumble bees

Martinson, V. G., Danforth, B. N., Minckley, R. L., Rueppell, O., Tingek, S., & Moran, N. A. (2010) · Molecular Ecology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2010.04959.x · Cited by 577 · see citing works

Gut microbiota, obesity and diabetes

Patterson, E., Ryan, P. M., Cryan, J. F., Dinan, T. G., Ross, R. P., Fitzgerald, G. F., & Stanton, C. (2016) · Postgraduate Medical Journal · doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133285 · Cited by 552 · see citing works

Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons

Tung, J., Barreiro, L. B., Burns, M. B., Grenier, J., Lynch, J., Grieneisen, L., Jeanne Altmann, A., Alberts, S. C., Blekhman, R., & Archie, E. A. (2015) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.05224 · Cited by 524 · see citing works

Captivity humanizes the primate microbiome

Clayton, J. B., Vangay, P., Huang, H., Ward, T., Hillmann, B., Al‐Ghalith, G. A., Travis, D. A., Long, H. T., Tuan, B. V., Minh, V. V., et al. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1521835113 · Cited by 510 · see citing works

Feeding the microbiota–gut–brain axis: Diet, microbiome, and neuropsychiatry

Sandhu, K. V., Sherwin, E., Schellekens, H., Stanton, C., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2017) · Translational Research · doi:10.1016/j.trsl.2016.10.002 · Cited by 491 · see citing works

Microbial modulation of cardiovascular disease

Brown, J. M., & Hazen, S. L. (2018) · Nature Reviews Microbiology · doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.149 · Cited by 440 · see citing works

Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis : a Rogue among Symbiotes

Sears, C. L. (2009) · Clinical Microbiology Reviews · doi:10.1128/cmr.00053-08 · Cited by 412 · see citing works

The Gut Microbiota of Termites: Digesting the Diversity in the Light of Ecology and Evolution

Brune, A., & Dietrich, C. (2015) · Annual Review of Microbiology · doi:10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155715 · Cited by 405 · see citing works

Helminth Colonization Is Associated with Increased Diversity of the Gut Microbiota

Lee, S. C., Tang, M. S., Lim, Y. A. L., Choy, S. H., Kurtz, Z. D., Cox, L. M., Gundra, U. M., Cho, I., Bonneau, R., Blaser, M. J., et al. (2014) · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002880 · Cited by 376 · see citing works

The role of probiotics in children with autism spectrum disorder: A prospective, open-label study

Shaaban, S. Y., El Gendy, Y. G., Mehanna, N. S., El-Senousy, W. M., El-Feki, H. S. A., Saad, K., & El-Asheer, O. M. (2018) · Nutritional Neuroscience · doi:10.1080/1028415x.2017.1347746 · Cited by 374 · see citing works

The Gut Microbiota Modulates Energy Metabolism in the Hibernating Brown Bear Ursus arctos

Sommer, F., Ståhlman, M., Ilkayeva, O., Arnemo, J. M., Kindberg, J., Josefsson, J., Newgard, C. B., Fröbert, O., & Bäckhed, F. (2016) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.01.026 · Cited by 370 · see citing works

A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

Grimaldi, R., Gibson, G. R., Vulevic, J., Giallourou, N., Castro-Mejía, J. L., Hansen, L. H., Leigh Gibson, E., Nielsen, D. S., & Costabile, A. (2018) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-018-0523-3 · Cited by 369 · see citing works

Antibiotic-induced microbiota perturbation causes gut endocannabinoidome changes, hippocampal neuroglial reorganization and depression in mice

Guida, F., Turco, F., Iannotta, M., De Gregorio, D., Palumbo, I., Sarnelli, G., Furiano, A., Napolitano, F., Boccella, S., Luongo, L., et al. (2018) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2017.09.001 · Cited by 367 · see citing works

Effects of the enteric bacterial metabolic product propionic acid on object-directed behavior, social behavior, cognition, and neuroinflammation in adolescent rats: Relevance to autism spectrum disorder

MacFabe, D. F., Cain, N. E., Boon, F., Ossenkopp, K.-P., & Cain, D. P. (2011) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.10.005 · Cited by 365 · see citing works

Microbiota-related Changes in Bile Acid &amp; Tryptophan Metabolism are Associated with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Autism

Golubeva, A. V., Joyce, S. A., Moloney, G., Burokas, A., Sherwin, E., Arboleya, S., Flynn, I., Khochanskiy, D., Moya-Pérez, A., Peterson, V., et al. (2017) · EBioMedicine · doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.09.020 · Cited by 364 · see citing works

Omega-3 fatty acids suppleMentation in children with autism: A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study

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Lost in translation? The potential psychobiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus (JB-1) fails to modulate stress or cognitive performance in healthy male subjects

Kelly, J. R., Allen, A. P., Temko, A., Hutch, W., Kennedy, P. J., Farid, N., Murphy, E., Boylan, G., Bienenstock, J., Cryan, J. F., et al. (2017) · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2016.11.018 · Cited by 355 · see citing works

Microbial Genetic Composition Tunes Host Longevity

Han, B., Sivaramakrishnan, P., Lin, C.-C., Neve, I. A. A., He, J., Tay, L. W. R., Sowa, J. N., Sizovs, A., Du, G., Wang, J., et al. (2017) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.036 · Cited by 353 · see citing works

Cognitive performance is linked to group size and affects fitness in Australian magpies

Ashton, B. J., Ridley, A. R., Edwards, E. K., & Thornton, A. (2018) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature25503 · Cited by 336 · see citing works

Effects of intestinal microbiota on anxiety-like behavior

Neufeld, K.-A. M., Kang, N., Bienenstock, J., & Foster, J. A. (2011) · Communicative &amp; Integrative Biology · doi:10.4161/cib.15702 · Cited by 311 · see citing works

Microbial symbionts accelerate wound healing via the neuropeptide hormone oxytocin

Poutahidis, T., Kearney, S. M., Levkovich, T., Qi, P., Varian, B. J., Lakritz, J. R., Ibrahim, Y. M., Chatzigiagkos, A., Alm, E. J., & Erdman, S. E. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078898 · Cited by 310 · see citing works

Altered brain-gut axis in autism: comorbidity or causative mechanisms

Mayer, E. A., Padua, D., & Tillisch, K. (2014) · BioEssays · doi:10.1002/bies.201400075 · Cited by 304 · see citing works

May the Force Be With You: The Light and Dark Sides of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Neuropsychiatry

Sherwin, E., Sandhu, K. V., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2016) · CNS Drugs · doi:10.1007/s40263-016-0370-3 · Cited by 297 · see citing works

Social behavior shapes the chimpanzee pan-microbiome

Moeller, A. H., Foerster, S., Wilson, M. L., Pusey, A. E., Hahn, B. H., & Ochman, H. (2016) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.1500997 · Cited by 296 · see citing works

Enteric Bacterial Metabolites Propionic and Butyric Acid Modulate Gene Expression, Including CREB-Dependent Catecholaminergic Neurotransmission, in PC12 Cells - Possible Relevance to Autism Spectrum Disorders

Nankova, B. B., Agarwal, R., MacFabe, D. F., & La Gamma, E. F. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103740 · Cited by 294 · see citing works

The bacterial peptidoglycan-sensing molecule Pglyrp2 modulates brain development and behavior

Arentsen, T., Qian, Y., Gkotzis, S., Femenia, T., Wang, T., Udekwu, K., Forssberg, H., & Diaz Heijtz, R. (2017) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/mp.2016.182 · Cited by 280 · see citing works

Gender-dependent consequences of chronic olanzapine in the rat: effects on body weight, inflammatory, metabolic and microbiota parameters

Davey, K. J., O’Mahony, S. M., Schellekens, H., O’Sullivan, O., Bienenstock, J., Cotter, P. D., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2012) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-011-2555-2 · Cited by 275 · see citing works

Neural mechanisms of social homeostasis

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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids critically regulate behaviour and gut microbiota development in adolescence and adulthood

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Symbiotic bacteria appear to mediate hyena social odors

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Ants Disinfect Fungus-Exposed Brood by Oral Uptake and Spread of Their Poison

Tragust, S., Mitteregger, B., Barone, V., Konrad, M., Ugelvig, L. V., & Cremer, S. (2012) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.034 · Cited by 243 · see citing works

Transmission of human-associated microbiota along family and social networks

Brito, I., Gurry, T., Zhao, S., Huang, K. H., Young, S., Shea, T. P., Naisilisili, W., Jenkins, A., Jupiter, S. D., Gevers, D., et al. (2019) · Nature Microbiology · doi:10.1038/s41564-019-0409-6 · Cited by 239 · see citing works

Close social relationships correlate with human gut microbiota composition

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Comparison of Fecal Microbiota in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Neurotypical Siblings in the Simons Simplex Collection

Son, J. S., Zheng, L. J., Rowehl, L. M., Tian, X., Zhang, Y., Zhu, W., Litcher-Kelly, L., Gadow, K. D., Gathungu, G., Robertson, C. E., et al. (2015) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137725 · Cited by 229 · see citing works

Microbial endocrinology

Lyte, M. (2014) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.4161/gmic.28682 · Cited by 225 · see citing works

Probiotic modulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis and behaviour in zebrafish

Borrelli, L., Aceto, S., Agnisola, C., De Paolo, S., Dipineto, L., Stilling, R. M., Dinan, T. G., Cryan, J. F., Menna, L. F., & Fioretti, A. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep30046 · Cited by 225 · see citing works

Gut Microbiota: The Conductor in the Orchestra of Immune–Neuroendocrine Communication

El Aidy, S., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2015) · Clinical Therapeutics · doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.03.002 · Cited by 215 · see citing works

N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) Reverse the Impact of Early-Life Stress on the Gut Microbiota

Pusceddu, M. M., El Aidy, S., Crispie, F., O’Sullivan, O., Cotter, P., Stanton, C., Kelly, P., Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, T. G. (2015) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139721 · Cited by 214 · see citing works

Dysbiosis of microbiome and probiotic treatment in a genetic model of autism spectrum disorders

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Shaping the oral microbiota through intimate kissing

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Gut Microbiota Modifies Olfactory-Guided Microbial Preferences and Foraging Decisions in Drosophila

Wong, A. C.-N., Wang, Q., Morimoto, J., Senior, A. M., Lihoreau, M., Neely, G. G., Simpson, S. J., & Ponton, F. (2017) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.022 · Cited by 209 · see citing works

Demonstration of an association among dietary cholesterol, central serotonergic activity, and social behavior in monkeys.

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Gut bacteria mediate aggregation in the German cockroach

Wada‐Katsumata, A., Žůrek, L., Nalyanya, G., Roelofs, W. L., Zhang, A., & Schal, C. (2015) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1504031112 · Cited by 205 · see citing works

Host microbiota modulates development of social preference in mice

Arentsen, T., Raith, H., Qian, Y., Forssberg, H., & Heijtz, R. D. (2015) · Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease · doi:10.3402/mehd.v26.29719 · Cited by 202 · see citing works

A Note: Gut bacteria produce components of a locust cohesion pheromone

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Desulfovibrio species are potentially important in regressive autism

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