Sherwood Gorbach

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Sherwood Leslie Gorbach (born 1934) is an Emeritus Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.[1] He was editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases from 2000 to 2016.[2]

Education[]

He graduated from Brandeis University in 1955,[3] and completed his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1962.[4]

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG[]

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103) is a strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus that was isolated in 1983 from the intestinal tract of a healthy human being; filed for a patent on 17 April 1985, by Gorbach and Barry Goldin,[5] the 'GG' derives from the first letters of their surnames.[6]

Awards[]

He was awarded the Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2007.[7]

Note[]

Sherwood Gorbach should not be confused with the Austrian chemist Siegbert Gorbach (born 1926).

Selected publications[]

  • Evans, D. G.; Silver, R. P.; Evans, D. J.; Chase, D. G.; Gorbach, S. L. (1975). "Plasmid-controlled colonization factor associated with virulence in Esherichia coli enterotoxigenic for humans". Infection and Immunity. 12 (3): 656–667. doi:10.1128/iai.12.3.656-667.1975. PMID 1100526. S2CID 37713987.
  • Goldin, Barry R.; Adlercreutz, Herman; Gorbach, Sherwood L.; Warram, James H.; Dwyer, Johanna T.; Swenson, Linda; Woods, Margo N. (1982). "Estrogen Excretion Patterns and Plasma Levels in Vegetarian and Omnivorous Women". New England Journal of Medicine. 307 (25): 1542–1547. doi:10.1056/NEJM198212163072502. PMID 7144835.
  • Simon, Gary L.; Gorbach, Sherwood L. (1984). "Intestinal flora in health and disease". Gastroenterology. 86 (1): 174–193. doi:10.1016/0016-5085(84)90606-1. PMID 6357937.
  • Goldin, B. R.; Gorbach, S. L. (1984). "The effect of milk and lactobacillus feeding on human intestinal bacterial enzyme activity". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 39 (5): 756–761. doi:10.1093/ajcn/39.5.756. PMID 6424430.
  • 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): 1–12. doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(87)79974-3. PMID 3106442.
  • Silva, M.; Jacobus, N. V.; Deneke, C.; Gorbach, S. L. (1987). "Antimicrobial substance from a human Lactobacillus strain". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 31 (8): 1231–1233. doi:10.1128/AAC.31.8.1231. PMC 174909. PMID 3307619.
  • Meydani, Simin Nikbin; Endres, Stefan; Woods, Margo M.; Goldin, Barry R.; Soo, Cynthia; Morrill-Labrode, Ann; Dinarello, Charles A.; Gorbach, Sherwood L. (1991). "Oral (N-3) Fatty Acid Supplementation Suppresses Cytokine Production and Lymphocyte Proliferation: Comparison between Young and Older Women". The Journal of Nutrition. 121 (4): 547–555. doi:10.1093/jn/121.4.547. PMID 2007907.
  • Goldin, Barry R.; Gorbach, Sherwood L.; Saxelin, Maija; Barakat, Susan; Gualtieri, Lisa; Salminen, Seppo (1992). "Survival of Lactobacillus species (Strain GG) in human gastrointestinal tract". Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 37 (1): 121–128. doi:10.1007/BF01308354. PMID 1728516. S2CID 7178083.
  • Herman, C.; Adlercreutz, T.; Goldin, Barry R.; Gorbach, Sherwood L.; Höckerstedt, Krister A. V.; Watanabe, Shaw; Hämäläinen, Esa K.; Markkanen, M. Helene; Mäkelä, Taru H.; Wähälä, Kristiina T.; Hase, Tapio A.; Fotsis, Theodore (March 1995). "Soybean Phytoestrogen Intake and Cancer Risk". The Journal of Nutrition. 125 (suppl_3): 757S–770S.
  • Gorbach, S. (2000). "Probiotics and gastrointestinal health". The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 95 (1 Suppl): S2–S4. doi:10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00806-0. PMID 10634218.
  • Stevens, Dennis L.; Bisno, Alan L.; Chambers, Henry F.; Everett, E. Dale; Dellinger, Patchen; Goldstein, Ellie J. C.; Gorbach, Sherwood L.; Hirschmann, Jan V.; Kaplan, Edward L.; Montoya, Jose G.; Wade, James C.; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2005). "Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 41 (10): 1373–1406. doi:10.1086/497143. PMID 16231249.
  • Doron, Shira; Gorbach, Sherwood L. (2006). "Probiotics: Their role in the treatment and prevention of disease". Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 4 (2): 261–275. doi:10.1586/14787210.4.2.261. PMID 16597207. S2CID 11325238.
  • Doron, S.; Gorbach, S. L. (2008). "Bacterial Infections: Overview". International Encyclopedia of Public Health: 273–282. doi:10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00596-7. ISBN 9780123739605. PMC 7149789.
  • Stevens, Dennis L.; Bisno, Alan L.; Chambers, Henry F.; Dellinger, E. Patchen; Goldstein, Ellie J. C.; Gorbach, Sherwood L.; Hirschmann, Jan V.; Kaplan, Sheldon L.; Montoya, Jose G.; Wade, James C. (2014). "Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 59 (2): e10–e52. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu296. PMID 24947530.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sherwood Leslie Gorbach, MD". Tufts University School of Medicine. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "PAST EDITORS". Clinical Infectious Diseases. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Repairing the World, Pioneering New Drug". Brandeis Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Physician honored for pioneering work in infectious disease". Tufts Journal. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ US 4839281 
  6. ^ Silva M, Jacobus NV, Deneke C, Gorbach SL (August 1987). "Antimicrobial substance from a human Lactobacillus strain". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 31 (8): 1231–3. doi:10.1128/aac.31.8.1231. PMC 174909. PMID 3307619.
  7. ^ "Alexander Fleming Award Winners". Infectious Diseases Society of America. Retrieved 15 May 2018.



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