Comparative genomic hybridization of Saccharomyces boulardii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to determine genomic differences

ABSTRACT: A comparative genomic hybridisation experiment using Affymetrix YG-S98 arrays to study the genetic background of S. Boulardii compared to S. Cerevisiae strain BY4743. Background: Saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast that was isolated from fruit in Indochina has been used as a remedy for diarrhoea since 1950, and is now a commercially available treatment throughout Europe, Africa and South America. Though initially classified as a separate species of Saccharomyces, recent publications have shown that the genome of S. boulardii is so similar to Saccharomyces cerevisiae that the two should be classified as conspecific. This raises the question of the distinguishing molecular and phenotypic characteristics present in S. boulardii that make it perform more effectively as a probiotic organism compar

ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces boulardii

SUBMITTER: unknown unknown 

PROVIDER: E-MAXD-15 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress