ScienceDaily (May 25, 2010) — Exposure to specific bacteria in the environment, already believed to haveantidepressant qualities, could increase learning behavior, according to
research presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society
for Microbiology in San Diego
"Mycobacterium vaccae is a natural soil bacterium which people likely ingest or breath in when they spend time in nature," saysDorothy Matthews of The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, who conducted the research with he