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Mouth bacteria partially spread depression and anxiety in newlywed couples


Oral microbiota dysbiosis and altered salivary cortisol levels have been linked to depression and anxiety. Given that bacterial transmission can occur between spouses, this study aimed to investigate whether the transmission of oral microbiota between newlywed couples mediates symptoms of depression and anxiety.

BMJ Ment Health 2024;27(1):e301100 View Article PubMed/NCBI 5 Luo S, Lou F, Yan L, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y, et al. Comprehensive analysis of the oral microbiota and metabolome change in patients of burning mouth syndrome with psychiatric symptoms. Microb Health Dis 2024;6:e1154 View Article PubMed/NCBI 16 Rastmanesh R, Isacco CG, Vellingiri B, Marotta F, Sadeghinejad A, Skokrollahi S, et al. Person-to-Person Bacterial Transmission Can Influence Dry Eye Disease in Newly Married Couples: Six-Month Interim Results. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2024;109(2):e579-e588 View Article PubMed/NCBI 28 Bolyen E, Rideout JR, Dillon MR, Bokulich NA, Abnet CC, Al-Ghalith GA, et al. Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2.

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