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'''Yakult''' is a [[Japan]]ese [[probiotic]] [[milk]]-like product made by [[Fermentation (food)|fermenting]] a mixture of [[skimmed milk]] with a special strain of the [[bacterium]] ''[[Lactobacillus casei]]'' Shirota. It was created by [[Minoru Shirota]] who graduated from the Medical School of [[Kyoto University]] in 1930. In 1935, he started manufacturing and selling Yakult. Official claims state that the name is derived from ''jahurto'', an older form of ''jogurto'', the [[Esperanto]] word for "[[yoghurt]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yakult.com.au/resources/popups/pop_faqs01.htm |title=What is the origin of Yakult’s name? |publisher=Yakult.com.au |date= |accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uni-leipzig.de/esperanto/voko/revo/art/jogurt.html |title=Reta Vortaro – jogurto |publisher=Uni-leipzig.de |date= |accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref> Since then, Yakult has also introduced a line of beverages for the Japanese market that contain ''[[Bifidobacterium]] breve'' bacteria, and has also used its lactobacilli research to develop cosmetics. More recently, the Yakult Honsha played a major role in developing the [[chemotherapy]] drug [[irinotecan]] (Camptosar, CPT-11).<ref>[http://www.yakult.co.jp/english/company/iyaku/ Yakult company profile: Pharmaceutical Division]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref>
 
After its introduction in Japan and [[Taiwan]], Yakult was first sold in [[Brazil]] in 1966,<ref>[http://www.yakult.com.br/yakult/default.aspx?mn=200&c=215&s=0 '''Yakult'''The page in Portuguese]</ref> due to the large number of Japanese immigrants in the country, before it was marketed elsewhere. Today, Yakult is sold in 31 countries,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yakulteurope.com/index.cfm?menuid=6 |title=Yakult Europe – Yakult worldwide |accessdate=2007-01-16 |work= }}</ref> although its bacteria cultures are provided from a mother strain from Japan regardless of production location.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
page in Portuguese]</ref> due to the large number of Japanese immigrants in the country, before it was marketed elsewhere. Today, Yakult is sold in 31 countries,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yakulteurope.com/index.cfm?menuid=6 |title=Yakult Europe – Yakult worldwide |accessdate=2007-01-16 |work= }}</ref> although its bacteria cultures are provided from a mother strain from Japan regardless of production location.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
 
Yakult is marketed in different sizes. In [[Australia]], [[Europe]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Vietnam]] Yakult comes in 65mL bottles. In [[Americas|the Americas]] (including [[Mexico]], one of Yakult's largest selling markets), [[Japan]], [[Philippines]] and [[South Korea]], 80 ml bottles are available in [[Thailand]], and the [[United States]]. It is also available in [[Singapore]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]] and [[mainland China]] where Yakult comes in 100 ml bottles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yakultusa.com/ |title=Yakult USA |accessdate=2007-01-16 |work= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yakult.com.au/product01.htm |title=Yakult Australia – What is Yakult? |accessdate=2007-01-16 |work= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yakult.com.tw/ |title=Yakult Taiwan |accessdate=2007-01-16 |work= }}</ref>
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