Table 3.

Association of gut flora with various diseases.

Disease	Gut Microbes	Findings
Cardiovascular diseases	Lactobacillus plantarum Lactobacillus rhamnosus Akkermansia muciniphila	Improved ventricular function Improved blood pressure Protect against atherosclerosis
Type 2 Diabetes	Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, Akkermansia and Roseburia spp.	Negatively associated
	Ruminococcus, Fusobacterium	Positively associated
	Lactobacillus species	Enriched in control microbiome.