Species identification and virulence attributes of Saccharomyces boulardii (nom. inval.).

doi:10.1128/JCM.36.9.2613-2617.1998

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Species identification and virulence attributes of Saccharomyces boulardii (nom. inval.).

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 1998

McCullough M J, Clemons K V, McCusker J H, Stevens D A

Abstract excerpt

Saccharomyces boulardii (nom. inval.) has been used for the treatment of several types of diarrhea. Recent studies have confirmed that S. boulardii is effective in the treatment of diarrhea, in particular chronic or recurrent diarrhea, and furthermore that it is a safe and well-tolerated treatmen...

Topics

Animals
Brain
Diarrhea
Genotype
Introns
Mice
Mycoses
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Restriction Mapping
Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Virulence
Yeast, Dried

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