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Researchers from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide have found new evidence of a potentially broadly-acting microbial link between the health of ecosystems and the health of people.

Published in the research investigated the relationship between exposure to biodiverse soil dust, gut health and mental health.
Growing evidence links natural green space exposure with a range of health benefits, including for mental health.

Conversely, greater urbanisation is associated with increased risk of mental health disorders.听

鈥淲e also found early evidence of a potentially broadly-acting microbial link between biodiverse environments, soil, gut health and mental health,鈥欌��Craig Liddicoat, PhD researcher and lead author

Microbiomes are proposed as an important but understudied link that may help explain many green space-human health associations.

Previous mouse-model studies have used unrealistic environmental microbial exposures to demonstrate the potential relationship.

This randomised, controlled study demonstrated that realistic exposures to trace-level dust from a high biodiversity soil can change mouse gut microbiota, and that the inclusion of a rare organism 鈥� butyrate-producer Kineothrix alysoides 鈥� correlated with reduced anxiety-like behaviour in the most anxious mice.

Lead author Craig Liddicoat, a PhD researcher from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 School of Biological Sciences, said the research was a significant step forward in showing that airborne exposure to natural biodiversity can influence the gut microbiome and, therefore, our health.

鈥淲e also found early evidence of a potentially broadly-acting microbial link between biodiverse environments, soil, gut health and mental health,鈥欌�� he said.

鈥淭he new mechanism we propose may help explain many of the beneficial green space-human health associations that, until now, have lacked mechanistic understanding.

鈥淭his work strengthens the argument for conserving and restoring biodiverse green space in our cities.

鈥淲ith biodiverse urban green space, that promotes the right kind of microbial exposures, we have potential for public health gains, while supporting our biodiversity at the same time.鈥�
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