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{{nihongo|'''Minoru Shirota'''|代田 稔|Shirota Minoru|extra=April 23, 1899 – March 10, 1982}} was a |
{{nihongo|'''Minoru Shirota'''|代田 稔|Shirota Minoru|extra=April 23, 1899 – March 10, 1982}} was a Japanese microbiologist. In the 1930 |
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Shirota identified a strain of [[lactic acid bacteria]] that is part of normal [[gut flora]] that he originally called ''[[Lactobacillus casei]] Shirota,'' which appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut. The strain was later reclassified as ''[[Lactobacillus paracasei]] Shirota''.<ref name=EFSA>{{cite journal |last1=EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies |title=Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota and maintenance of the upper respiratory tract defence against pathogens by maintaining immune defences pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) N |journal=EFSA Journal |date=October 2010 |volume=8 |issue=10 |pages=1860 |doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1860|doi-access= }} {{open access}} Lay summary: {{cite news |last1=Wallop |first1=Harry |title=Probiotic drinks do not aid health, Europe says |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/8074182/Probiotic-drinks-do-not-aid-health-Europe-says.html |work=The Telegraph |date=20 October 2010}}</ref> |
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He founded the company [[Yakult Honsha]] in 1935 to sell beverages containing the strain |
He founded the company [[Yakult Honsha]] in 1935 to sell beverages containing the strain branded [[Yakult]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Malago|editor-first1=Joshua J.|editor-last2=Koninkx|editor-first2=Jos. F.J.G.|editor-last3=Marinsek-Logar|editor-first3= R. |title=Probiotic Bacteria and Enteric Infections Cytoprotection by Probiotic Bacteria|year=2011|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|location=Dordrecht|isbn=978-9-4007-0386-5|page=6|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nv8xBMWOe4EC&pg=PA6|chapter=Chapter 1: Probiotics: From the Ancient Wisdom to the Actual Therapeutical and Neutraceutical Perspective|last1=Caramia|first1=Giuseppe|last2=Silvi|first2=Stefania}}</ref> |
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He died in [[Tokyo]], Japan in 1982.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} |
He died in [[Tokyo]], Japan in 1982.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} |
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| Born | 代田 稔 (Shirota Minoru) 23 April 1899 Tatsuoka, Nagano, Japan |
| Died | 10 March 1982 (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Microbiologist |
| Known for | Invention of Yakult |
Minoru Shirota (代田 稔, Shirota Minoru, April 23, 1899 – March 10, 1982) was a Japanese microbiologist. In the 1930 Shirota identified a strain of lactic acid bacteria that is part of normal gut flora that he originally called Lactobacillus casei Shirota, which appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut. The strain was later reclassified as Lactobacillus paracasei Shirota.[1]
He founded the company Yakult Honsha in 1935 to sell beverages containing the strain branded Yakult.[2]
He died in Tokyo, Japan in 1982.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (October 2010). "Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota and maintenance of the upper respiratory tract defence against pathogens by maintaining immune defences pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) N". EFSA Journal. 8 (10): 1860. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1860.
Lay summary: Wallop, Harry (20 October 2010). "Probiotic drinks do not aid health, Europe says". The Telegraph.
- ^ Caramia, Giuseppe; Silvi, Stefania (2011). "Chapter 1: Probiotics: From the Ancient Wisdom to the Actual Therapeutical and Neutraceutical Perspective". In Malago, Joshua J.; Koninkx, Jos. F.J.G.; Marinsek-Logar, R. (eds.). Probiotic Bacteria and Enteric Infections Cytoprotection by Probiotic Bacteria. Dordrecht: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 6. ISBN 978-9-4007-0386-5.