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SUBMITTER:
Jungyeon Kim
PROVIDER: MODEL2209060001 | BioModels | 2025-10-24
REPOSITORIES: BioModels

Microbial cell factories 20221007 1
<h4>Background</h4>Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast that exhibits antimicrobial and anti-toxin activities. Although S. boulardii has been clinically used for decades to treat gastrointestinal disorders, several studies have reported weak or no beneficial effects of S. boulardii administration in some cases. These conflicting results of S. boulardii efficacity may be due to nutrient deficiencies in the intestine that make it difficult for S. boulardii to maintain its metabolic activit ...[more]