TABLE 3.
Summary of the effect of beneficial bacteria and diet on secretion products of the harmful bacteria.
| Rank | (a) Harmful bacteria products | (b) Effect of probiotic addition | (c) Change | (d) Effect of diet change |
| 1 | Formate | Formate | Significant decrease | Hydrogen |
| 2 | Hydrogen | Ammonium | Decrease | Carbon dioxide |
| 3 | Acetate | Acetate | Decrease | Hydrogen ions |
| 4 | Ammonium | Hydrogen ions | Increase | Acetate |
| 5 | Guanine | Guanine | Decrease | Succinate |
| 6 | Carbon dioxide | Carbon dioxide | Increase | Pyruvate |
| 7 | Hydrogen ions | Hydrogen | Increase | Aminoacetaldehyde |
| 8 | Adenine | Xanthine | Increase | Lactate |
| 9 | Succinate | AMP | Output to input | Formate |
| 10 | Propionate | Glycerol 3-phosphate | Output to input | Malate |
| 11 | Lactate | Hydrogenphosphate | Output to input | Fumarate |
| 12 | Ethanol | Pyruvate | Increase | Ammonia |
| 13 | Aminoacetaldehyde | L-alanine | Decrease | Propionate |
| 14 | Pyruvate | Aminoacetaldehyde | Increase | 2-Oxobutanoate |
| 15 | Malate | Adenine | Decrease | Ethanol |
Only top 15 bacterial secretion products are shown. (a) Harmful bacterial secretion products, (b) Harmful bacterial secretion products that are affected by the addition of beneficial bacteria, (c) change observed upon the addition of corresponding beneficial bacteria, (d) increased secretion products after changing the diet from Western to high-fiber.