What they make a point on is diet, she insists on the importance of having a diet that gives desirable bacteria strains an environment where they can thrive to achieve a balance.
IIRC she also mentions how it's not as simple as having "good" and "bad" strains and how balance is key.
It's a really interesting and funny book to listen to if you have a few hours for it.
So in the case of OP I think you're right about finding out more about the donors diet and replicating it as well as adjusting anything necessary for the newly arrived colonies to last through time.
I don't know sh!t about it nor do I intend to sound like I do so please correct me if I'm wrong.