Title of article
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii as a eukaryotic probiotic and its therapeutic functions
Author/Authors
Pourjafar، Hadi نويسنده , , Noori، Negin نويسنده , , Ghorbani-Choboghlo، Hassan نويسنده ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2015
Pages
14
From page
63
To page
76
Abstract
Fuller, in 1989, described probiotic microorganisms as “a live microbial feed supplement,
which beneficially affects the host animal, by improving its intestinal microbial balance”.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii (S.boulardii) is an accurate probiotic yeast idol.
The detection and budding of S.boulardiiis firmly related to the impression of healthiness
to promote microorganisms from foodstuff. S.boulardiiis similar to S.cerevisiae in that it
equally does not have the capability to penetrate into tissues like the Candida species is
able to, hence they are not invasive. Some printed medicinal researches have shown the
effectiveness and safety of S.boulardii for different illness indications in both adults and
children. On the subject of the therapy employed, diverse indications of S.boulardii are as
follows: Anticipation of antibiotic related diarrhea, recurring Clostridium difficile related
diarrhea and colitis, severe viral and bacterial diarrhea, travelers’ diarrhea, antiinflammatory
bowel syndromes as well as Crohnʹs disease and so on. These days,
S.boulardii is regularly marketed as a probiotic in a lyophilized shape and is often
referred to as S.boulardii lyo.
Keywords
therapeutic , eukaryote , Yeast , Probiotic
Journal title
Journal of Mycology Research(JMR)
Serial Year
2015
Journal title
Journal of Mycology Research(JMR)
Record number
2403445
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