Key points from article :
Researchers investigated the relationship between gut microbiome and depression symptoms in over 1000 subjects.
Individuals who were not taking antidepressants were included in this study.
13 types of bacteria (12 genera and one family) were found to be positively associated with symptoms of depression;
More depressive symptoms for an increase in Sellimonas, Lachnoclostridium, Hungatella.
More symptoms for a decline in Ruminococcus, Subdoligranulum, LachnospiraceaeUCG001, Eubacterium-ventriosum and Ruminococcusgauvreauii group.
Sellimonas genus involved in various inflammatory diseases and may be relevant for the inflammation seen in patients with depression.
These bacteria are involved in the production of neurotransmitters (serotonin and glutamate) that play a key role in depression.
Study by at Oxford Population Health, published in Nature Communications.
