Experimental effects of Saccharomyces boulardii on diarrheal pathogens.
Saccharomyces boulardii is a selected strain of yeast that may have applications in the prevention and treatment of intestinal infections. The animal models and in vitro studies developed to elucidate the mechanisms of this protection are reviewed and discussed.
Czerucka
Dorota
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Laboratoire de gastroentérologie et nutrition, université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, faculté de médecine, 28 avenue de Valombrose, 06107 Nice cedex 2, France. czerucka@unice.fr
Rampal
Patrick
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D000818:Animals; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000502:physiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000502:physiology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000502:physiology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000502:physiology