AUG 21, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
From gut to brain: data-driven evidence suggests causal contribution of gut-microbiota to major depressive disorder in humans.
Gut Microbes
A large, well-characterized observational cohort with rigorous causal inference methods identifies specific taxa associated with MDD, but causal claims rest on computational inference from cross-sectional data rather than experimental validation.
Reported
Sample size1269
Causal taxa identifiedEggerthella and Hungatella
Associated taxa (total)4