Minoru Shirota
Japanese microbiologist
Minoru Shirota (代田 稔, Shirota Minoru; 23 April 1899 – 10 March 1982) was a Japanese microbiologist who made pioneering research on gut microbiota and developed the first commercial probiotic. In the 1930, he 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.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Minoru Shirota (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Apr 23, 1899, died Mar 10, 1982.1
About
The species was later reclassified as Lactobacillus paracasei.
Using his novel bacterium, Shirota produced the first probiotic yogurt, named Yakult in 1935. The commercial success of the beverage led to the establishment of the company Yakult Honsha and its subsidiary research organisation Yakult Central Institute in 1935.
From Wikipedia’s article on Minoru Shirota, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Yakult HonshaFounder10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedKyoto University3
Career
Occupation: microbiologist, bacteriologist, physician, businessperson.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Kyoto University4
- Date not recordedFounded Yakult Honsha5
Personal life
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- 1WikidataMinoru Shirota on Wikidata
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- 10WikidataYakult Honsha, Founder
- 11Wikimedia CommonsMinoru Shirota photo by 光淋書院 撮影者不明, Public domain