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{{nihongo|'''Minoru Shirota'''|代田 稔|Shirota Minoru|extra=April 23, 1899 – March 10, 1982}} was a [[Japan]]ese microbiologist. In the 1920s Shirota identified a strain of [[lactic acid bacteria]] that is part of normal [[gut flora]] called ''[[Lactobacillus casei]]'' Shirota; it appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut. He founded the company [[Yakult]] in 1935 to sell beverages containing the strain.<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> |
{{nihongo|'''Minoru Shirota'''|代田 稔|Shirota Minoru|extra=April 23, 1899 – March 10, 1982}} was a [[Japan]]ese microbiologist. In the 1920s Shirota identified a strain of [[lactic acid bacteria]] that is part of normal [[gut flora]] called ''[[Lactobacillus casei]]'' Shirota; it appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut. He founded the company [[Yakult Honshi]] 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.{{cn|date=September 2018}} |
He died in [[Tokyo]], Japan in 1982.{{cn|date=September 2018}} |
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Minoru Shirota | |
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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 1920s Shirota identified a strain of lactic acid bacteria that is part of normal gut flora called Lactobacillus casei Shirota; it appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut. He founded the company Yakult Honshi in 1935 to sell beverages containing the strain, branded Yakult.[1]
He died in Tokyo, Japan in 1982.[citation needed]
References
- ^ 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.