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<i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i>interferes with<i>Shigella</i>pathogenesis by postinvasion signaling events
22 Nov 2007
Abstract excerpt
Saccharomyces boulardii is gaining in popularity as a treatment for a variety of diarrheal diseases as well as inflammatory bowel disease. This study was designed to examine the effect of this yeast on infection by Shigella flexneri, a highly infectious and human host-adapted enteric pathogen. We investigated key interactions between the bacteria and host cells in the presence of the yeast in addition to a number...
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