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L. reuteri is first discovered.
Lactobacillus reuteri bacteria were recognized and recorded in scientific classifications of lactic acid bacteria; however, they're mistakenly grouped as a member of Lactobacillus fermentum. Source: http://www.biogaiascience.com/history-lactobacillus-reuteri -
Gerhard Reuter distinguishes L. reuteri from L. fermentum.
German microbiologist Gerhard Reuter conducts further research and distinguishes Lactobacillus reuteri from Lactobacillus fermentum. Reuter reclassified the species as "Lactobacillus fermentum biotype II". Source: http://www.biogaiascience.com/history-lactobacillus-reuteri -
L. reuteri is identified as a distinct species.
A group of researchers identify Lactobacillus reuteri as a separate species within the Lactobacillus genus. They chose the species name "reuteri" after Gerhard Reuter. Source: http://www.biogaiascience.com/history-lactobacillus-reuteri -
L. reuteri is discovered to have anti-pathogenic properties.
Two proffessors discover that the bacterium produces a previously unknown substance called reuterin that helps inhibit the growth of common intestinal pathogens. Source: http://www.biogaiascience.com/discovery-reuterin
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The first L. reuteri strain for human use is isolated.
The first strain of Lactobacillus reuteri for human use was isolated from the breast milk of a Peruvian mother living in the Andes. Source: http://www.biogaiascience.com/history-lactobacillus-reuteri -
Study finds that L. reuteri can kill a bacterium responsible for tooth decay
L. reuteri has been proven to kill Streptococcus mutans, a bacterium responsible for tooth decay. Out of the bacterium tested, L. reuteri was the only one with this ability. Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160504001552 -
Study finds that adults who consumed L. reuteri were sick less
In a study where adults were either given L. reuteri or a placebo, the L. reuteri group was sick less, measured in the amount of sick days taken. Source: http://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-069X-4-25 -
Study finds L. reuteri capable of fighting gut pathogen Helicobacter pylori.
Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers and is endemic in parts of the developing world. A study found that dietary supplementation of L. reuteri alone reduces the amount of H. pylori in the gut. Source: http://eol.org/pages/975423/details#cite_ref-33 -
Study finds that L. reuteri can treat infant colic.
Infants who were fed L. reuteri stopped crying (a common symptom of colic) significantly faster than those given the typical simethicone treatment.
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Study finds that L. reuteri may accelerate wound healing.
In an experiment with minorly injured animals, those that drank water laced with L. reuteri and other lactic acid microbes healed twice as quickly as those that didn't. Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813596/ -
Study finds that L. reuteri may have a connection to depression symptoms.
A recent study conducted on mice found a tentative link between stress levels and microbiota. Researchers concluded that chronic stress disturbs the microbiota homeostasis, particularly lowering Lactobacillus levels. Reintroducing L. reuteri into the mice's diet helped alleviate some of the depression symptoms. Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep43859