Figure 8.
Elevated plus maze test in gnotobiotic rats mono-associated with the WT E. coli strain (“I+” rats) or with the mutant inactivated for the tnaA gene (“I−” rats). (A) Ratio of the time spent in open arms divided by the time spent in all arms, (B) Ratio of the number of visits in open arms divided by the number of visits in all arms, (C) Number of visits at the end of open arms, (D) Number of head dippings, (E) Number of self-groomings (n = 5–7 rats/group, Mann-Whitney test). Data are medians with interquartile ranges. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.