From gut to brain: data-driven evidence suggests causal contribution of gut-microbiota to major depressive disorder in humans.

Fehse L, Ribeiro AH, Winter NR, Thanarajah SE, Fisch L, Welzel M, Bang C, Meinert S, Flinkenflügel K, Borgers T, Goltermann J, Leehr EJ, Bloemendaal M, Natasha EE, Mulder D, Arias Vasquez A, Stein F, Thomas-Odenthal F, Usemann P, Teutenberg L, Nenadic I, Straube B, Alexander N, Jamalabadi H, Jansen A, Nitsch R, Lügering A, Reif A, Kittel-Schneider S, Cryan J, Franke A, Valderrama B, Clarke G, Lavelle A, Dannlowski U, Kircher T, Heider D, Hahn T

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DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2026.2718589
Published: 2026 Dec 31
Container: Gut microbes
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@article{allodium:10.1080/19490976.2026.2718589,
  title = {From gut to brain: data-driven evidence suggests causal contribution of gut-microbiota to major depressive disorder in humans.},
  author = {Fehse L and Ribeiro AH and Winter NR and Thanarajah SE and Fisch L and Welzel M and Bang C and Meinert S and Flinkenflügel K and Borgers T and Goltermann J and Leehr EJ and Bloemendaal M and Natasha EE and Mulder D and Arias Vasquez A and Stein F and Thomas-Odenthal F and Usemann P and Teutenberg L and Nenadic I and Straube B and Alexander N and Jamalabadi H and Jansen A and Nitsch R and Lügering A and Reif A and Kittel-Schneider S and Cryan J and Franke A and Valderrama B and Clarke G and Lavelle A and Dannlowski U and Kircher T and Heider D and Hahn T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Gut microbes},
  doi = {10.1080/19490976.2026.2718589},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2026.2718589}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - From gut to brain: data-driven evidence suggests causal contribution of gut-microbiota to major depressive disorder in humans.
AU  - Fehse L
AU  - Ribeiro AH
AU  - Winter NR
AU  - Thanarajah SE
AU  - Fisch L
AU  - Welzel M
AU  - Bang C
AU  - Meinert S
AU  - Flinkenflügel K
AU  - Borgers T
AU  - Goltermann J
AU  - Leehr EJ
AU  - Bloemendaal M
AU  - Natasha EE
AU  - Mulder D
AU  - Arias Vasquez A
AU  - Stein F
AU  - Thomas-Odenthal F
AU  - Usemann P
AU  - Teutenberg L
AU  - Nenadic I
AU  - Straube B
AU  - Alexander N
AU  - Jamalabadi H
AU  - Jansen A
AU  - Nitsch R
AU  - Lügering A
AU  - Reif A
AU  - Kittel-Schneider S
AU  - Cryan J
AU  - Franke A
AU  - Valderrama B
AU  - Clarke G
AU  - Lavelle A
AU  - Dannlowski U
AU  - Kircher T
AU  - Heider D
AU  - Hahn T
PY  - 2026
JO  - Gut microbes
DO  - 10.1080/19490976.2026.2718589
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APA

L, F., AH, R., NR, W., SE, T., L, F., M, W., C, B., S, M., K, F., T, B., J, G., EJ, L., M, B., EE, N., D, M., A, A. V., F, S., F, T., P, U., L, T., I, N., B, S., N, A., H, J., A, J., R, N., A, L., A, R., S, K., J, C., A, F., B, V., G, C., A, L., U, D., T, K., D, H., & T, H. (2026). From gut to brain: data-driven evidence suggests causal contribution of gut-microbiota to major depressive disorder in humans.. Gut microbes. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2026.2718589

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