# Minoru Shirota

> Minoru Shirota  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. The species was later reclassified as Lactobacillus paracasei.

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1899-04-23
- **Died:** 1982-03-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [代田稔](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%A3%E7%94%B0%E7%A8%94)
- [مينورو شيروتا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7)
- [Shirota Minoru](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirota_Minoru)
- [Minoru Shirota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Shirota)
- [Minoru Shirota](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Shirota)
- [Minoru Shirota](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Shirota)
- [代田稔](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%A3%E7%94%B0%E7%A8%94)
- [Minoru Shirota](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Shirota)
- [มิโนรุ ชิโรตะ](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8_%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0)
- [Сірота Мінору](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83)
- [Shirota Minoru](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirota_Minoru)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275604)

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