Lactobacillus johnsonii
| Lactobacillus johnsonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Lactobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Lactobacillus |
| Species: | L. johnsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lactobacillus johnsonii Fujisawa et al., 1992
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Lactobacillus johnsonii is a species in the genus Lactobacillus[1] identified in 1980 by John L. Johnson, an American microbiologist and his associates.[2] Its type strain is ATCC 33200. It is part of the healthy vaginal microbiota and has been identified as having probiotic properties.[3] The L. johnsonii strain La1 was one of the first cultures to be proposed as a probiotic dairy supplement in 1995 at the Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne.[4] Although yeast and bacteria have been used in dairy products for fermenting purposes for centuries, the investigation and choice of a microorganism as a fermenting agent based on its health benefits was novel at the time.[5] Today the probiotic culture is used in the LC1 yogurt products by Nestlé.
References
- PMID 1503977.
- ISSN 0020-7713.
- ISBN 9781455748013; Access provided by the University of Pittsburgh)
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- ISSN 1349-8355.
Further reading
- Buhnik-Rosenblau, Keren; Matsko-Efimov, Vera; Jung, Minju; Shin, Heuynkil; Danin-Poleg, Yael; Kashi, Yechezkel (2012). "Indication for Co-evolution of Lactobacillus johnsonii with its hosts". BMC Microbiology. 12 (1): 149. PMID 22827843.
- Fujimura KE, Demoor T, Rauch M, Faruqi AA, Jang S, Johnson CC, Boushey HA, Zoratti E, Ownby D, Lukacs NW, Lynch SV (December 2013). "House dust exposure mediates gut microbiome Lactobacillus enrichment and airway immune defense against allergens and virus infection". PMID 24344318.
External links
- "Lactobacillus johnsonii" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Type strain of Lactobacillus johnsonii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
