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Emerging research on the human gut\u2013brain axis with the help of statistical and artificial intelligence tools aims to elucidate the links between the gut microbiota, diet, environment, and MDD. In this study, we analyzed data from the American Gut Project (AGP), including 361 control and 23 MDD samples, to find potential biomarkers associated with MDD. While alpha and beta diversity analyses revealed no significant differences except for age, multiple differential abundance tools and machine learning (ML) models (Random Forest and XGBoost), whose results were analyzed using Shapley Additive Explanations values, consistently detected a decrease in\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Bifidobacterium adolescentis<\/jats:italic>\n                    and increases in\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Odoribacter<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Ruminococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Adlercreutzia<\/jats:italic>\n                    among MDD samples. These four organisms influence inflammation, neurotransmitter balance, gut permeability, and other pathways associated with depression and thus can be recognized as potential biomarkers for MDD. 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