Potential use of Lactobacillus cell density in feces as a non-invasive bio-indicator for evaluating environmental stress during mouse breeding

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-104

  Sakuma, Kenji ^a,b   Funabasht, Hisakage ^a   Matsuoka, Hideaki ^a   Saito, Mikako ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RandD Department   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus; Mouse feces; Non invasive stress bio indicator

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HORIZONTAL SHAKING; LABORATORY ANIMALS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CELLS; MOUSE FECES; NON-INVASIVE STRESS BIO-INDICATOR;

BACTERIA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LACTIC ACID; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

MAMMALS;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BREEDING; CELL DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECES MICROFLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BREEDING; FECES; FEMALE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880905542     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: 18840205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.18.101     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Balcombe, J.P., Barnard, N.D., and Sandusky, C. (2004) Laboratory routines cause animal stress. Contemp. Top Lab. Anim. Sci., 43, 42-51. (Pubitemid 40007327)
2. Drozdowicz, C.K., Bowman, T.A., Webb, M.L., and Lang, CM. (1990) Effect of in-house transport on murine plasma corticosterone concentration and blood lympho cyte populations. Am. J. Vet. Res., 51, 1841-1846.
3. Forni, M. (2007) Laboratory animal science: A resource to improve the quality of science. Vet. Res. Commun., 31. 43-47. (Pubitemid 47244277)
4. Gartner, K., Buttner, D., Dohler, K., Friedel, R., Lindena, J., and Trautschold, I. (1980) Stress response of rats to handling and experimental procedures. Lab. Anim., 14. 267-274. (Pubitemid 11244923)
5. Knowles, S.R., Nelson, E.A., and Palombo, E.A. (2008) nvestigating the role of perceived stress on bacterial flora activity and salivary Cortisol secretion: a possible mechanism underlying susceptibility to illness. Biol. Psychol., 77, 132-137.
6. Riley, V. (1981) Psychoneuroendocrine influences on mmunocompetence and neoplasia. Science, 212, 1100-1109.
7. Sabbadini, R.A., and Baskin, R.J. (1976) Active state of normal and dystrophic mouse muscle. Am. J. Physiol. 230, 1138-1147.
8. Schaefer, M.L., Wongravee, K., Holmboe, M.E., Heinrich, N.M., Dixon, S.J., Zeskind, J.E., Kulaga, H.M., Brereton, R.G., Reed, R.R., and Trevejo, J.M. (2010) Mouse urinary biomarkers provide signatures of maturation, diet, stress evel, and diurnal rhythm. Chem. Senses, 35, 459-471.
9. Shiba, T., Aiba, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ushiyama, A., Takagi, A., Mine, T., and Koga, Y. (2003) The suppressive effect of Bifidobacteria on Bacteroides vulgatus, a putative pathogenic microbe in inflammatory bowel disease. Microbiol. Immunol., 47, 371-378. (Pubitemid 36759441)
10. Steptoe, A. (2000) Psychosocial factors in the development of hypertension. Ann. Med., 32, 371-375. (Pubitemid 30488779)