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properties. The ''L. johnsonii'' strain La1 was one of the first cultures to be proposed as a

dairy supplement in 1995 at the Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne. 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. Today the probiotic culture is used in the LC1 yogurt products by

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Type strain of ''Lactobacillus johnsonii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lactobacillaceae Bacteria described in 1992 {{lactobacilli-stub

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