Talk:Lactobacillus acidophilus

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"Disagreement with statements on DDS-1 strain of L. acidophilus"
I disagree with the statement that the Nebraska Cultures is the only manufacturer of DDS-1 strain of L. acidophilus. I know the fact that UAS Laboratories holds a patent and trademark of this strain of probiotics. The registered trademark No. is 1,685,959 which was registered in May 12, 1992. Please update this information. nutra —Preceding undated comment added 22:36, 15 December 2009 (UTC).

Lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1 (L. acidophilus DDS-1) is a strain discovered in the late 1950’s by Dr. Khem Shahani at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Shahani founded the probiotics manufacturing company Nebraska Cultures in 1981 and the DDS-1 (Department of Dairy Science strain #1) line is still sold by his company.

All credit should go to Doctor Shahani and not to some companies who are feeding off of his accomplishments! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.71.7.149 (talk) 20:17, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

L. acidophilus and the vaginal flora
Exactly how does taking L. acidophilus orally help the flora of the vagina? Does the bacterium affect parts of the body other than the gastrointestinal tract and the vagina? Iron C hris |  (talk) 00:10, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Taking L.acidophilus orally does not help the flora of the vagina. It just enhances the recolonisation of your gastrointestinal tract. For renewing the flora of the vagina it is recomended to use a tampon dipped into a probiotic yoghurt for a few days. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Idea nera (talk • contribs) 21:49, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Um, sorry! but no. Do not drip your tampon in yogurt. Milk products are not recommended for vaginal use as it may cause vaginal dysbiosis. Adding excess surgars, proteins and lipids, along with other organisms that grow on/in milk would be a bad idea. see BV. Please refrain from giving medical advice here. This talk page is for discussing the article and not a discussion forum on medical treatments. The simple answer to the question above is that the two orifices are only centimeters apart. --MercolaOverMerck♫ (talk) 02:43, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Very interesting to advise others not to give medical advice while you dish out your own.

Rewriting article
This article should be rewritten by some expert, as it deals with many general statements and no clear health effects etc.Knorrepoes 20:54, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Article Issues
I put the article issues template on this article.

I don't really have much to add beyond what the template says-- the article needs more and better references, needs to more consistently cite sources for its claims, and needs to be split into sections. --Notyourbroom (talk) 16:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

I corrected a faulty article edit, cleaned up some bad formatting... but have no interest/knowledge to rewrite the article. Agree with Knorrepoes that it needs to be rewritten by a more knowledgeable user. DTXBrian (talk) 14:32, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Optimal growth temperature is 37 C, not 30 C
From: Study of the cryotolerance of Lactobacillus acidophilus: effect of culture and freezing conditions on the viability and cellular protein levels by Leïla Bâati, Cathy Fabre-Gea, Daniel Auriol and Philippe J. BlancCorresponding, as published in International Journal of Food Microbiology Volume 59, Issue 3, 10 September 2000, Pages 241-247

"Growth kinetic studies at different temperatures: 4, 15, 22, 30 and 37°C showed that Lb. acidophilus had an optimal growth temperature of 37°C..."

I have edited the old 30 C entry, but i can not add a citation as the quoted work in not public domain.

Also Karlin R., Carrazz M.: VIe Symposium sul les matieres entrangeres daus les aliments, Madrid, Octobre 1960. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iwillgetitallback (talk • contribs) 13:18, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
 * , thanks. We can still cite a reference whether or not it's in public domain. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 11:50, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Citation neededs
Excessive use of "citation needed" is unprofessional and adds no value.

second photograph
The second photograph on the page identifies the organisms as "L. acidophilus" in the caption. However, the description given by the original author (CDC) does NOT identify these as L. acidophilus, but rather just as organisms from the Lactobacillus genus. (NOT the L. acidophilus species!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acc78 (talk • contribs) 02:34, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep. I've removed the pic here and fixed the caption at Lactobacillus.  Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 05:48, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Side Effects Update
However, people with some conditions? What conditions, and proof? SmarterThanILook (talk) 14:48, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Not enough data
It would seem to me there is very little information on Acidophilus (or any probiotic really) With all these citation neededs and lack of information, it makes me worried for taking some probiotics just today. And why would anyone have to repeatedly take a strain of bacteria? Won't it re-produce within my gut (divide/multiply) the whole probiotic thing just seems to lack any credibility or foundation. 50.47.120.145 (talk) 07:37, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

This article does not discuss the bacteria.
I am very dissatisfied with the whole general tone and tenor of this article. Virtually the entire article is about the interactions of L. Acidophilus with the human body. There is almost no information on the bacterium itself. The first sections of such an article ought to discuss things like discoverer, description of the bacterium, natural habitat, interesting characteristics, size, number of genes, related species, etc. Only then should the health effects be discussed in their own section. This is a very misleading and incomplete article. 97.124.232.53 (talk) 02:07, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

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