Lactobacillus GG
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Lactobacillus GG is a bacteria strain that was isolated from humans in the early 1980s by Drs. Sherwood Gorbach and Barry Goldin. The strain GG is named after the first letter of Gorbach and Goldin.
Lactobacillus GG tolerates the acid conditions in the stomach and the bile acids in the small intestine. Like most other probiotics, Lactobacillus GG survives at a rate of roughly .1% through the gastrointestinal tract to help colonize the digestive tract and balance the intestinal microflora. Lactobacillus GG is one of the well documented strains with proven health benefits. A potential albeit extremely rare condition, Lactobacillus bacteremia, is caused by probiotic lactobacilli.
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Avlami A, Kordossis T, Vrizidis N, Sipsas NV.. Lactobacillus rhamnosus endocarditis complicating colonoscopy. J Infect 2001; 42:283 5. First citation in article | PubMed
Gorbach, S.L., Chang, T.-W., Goldin, B. (1987). Successful treatment of relapsing Clostridium difficile colitis with Lactobacillus GG. Lancet 2 (8574), pp. 1519
Conway, P.L., Gorbach, S.L., Goldin, B.R. (1987). Survival of lactic acid bacteria in the human stomach and adhesion to intestinal cells. Journal of dairy science 70 (1), pp. 1-12
Salminen et al. (2003). Lactobacillus Bacteremia, Clinical Significance, and Patient Outcome, with Special Focus on Probiotic L. Rhamnosus GG. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Jan 1;38(1):62-9. Epub 2003 Dec 4.
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