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===Not all probiotics are the same===
Studies have shown that not all probiotics are equally effective.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal |last1=McFarland |first1=Lynne V. |last2=Evans |first2=Charlesnika T. |last3=Goldstein |first3=Ellie J. C. |title=Strain-Specificity and Disease-Specificity of Probiotic Efficacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |journal=Frontiers in Medicine |date=7 May 2018 |volume=5 |page=124 |doi=10.3389/fmed.2018.00124 |doi-access=free |pmc=5949321 |pmid=29868585 }}</ref> The efficacy of probiotics is strain-specific.<ref name=":2" /> Therefore, the recommendations of probiotics should tie specific strains to the health benefits as shown in the human studies.{{fact|date=December 2023}}
== Mechanism of action ==
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