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Unique genetic basis of the distinct antibiotic potency of high acetic acid production in the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii.
Genome research - 1 Sept 2019
Offei Benjamin, Vandecruys Paul, De Graeve Stijn, Foulquié-Moreno María R, Thevelein Johan M
Abstract excerpt
The yeast Saccharomyces boulardii has been used worldwide as a popular, commercial probiotic, but the basis of its probiotic action remains obscure. It is considered conspecific with budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is generally used in classical food applications. They have an almost identical genome sequence, making the genetic basis of probiotic potency in S. boulardii puzzling. We now show that...
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- Acetic Acid
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- Hot Temperature
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide