abstract |
The present invention provides for a probiotic composition designed to enhance memory and/or reduce fear and/or pain of a host, the probiotic composition comprising viable or live cells of one or more of the family/order/strain selected from a group consisting of RF39, Lactobacillaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Anaeroplasmataceae, Ruminococcaceae, Clostridiales, Clostridiaceae, Rikenellaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae, Peptococcaceae, Turicibacteraceae, Deferribacteraceae, Cytophagaceae, Chitinophagaceae, Coriobacteriaceae, Bifidobacteriaceae, and S24.7. The present invention also provides for a method of enhancing memory and/or reducing fear and/or pain of a host, the method comprising: administering the probiotic composition to a host. |