Strain engineering and metabolic flux analysis of a probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii for metabolizing l-fucose, a mammalian mucin component

Abstract Background 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 administ...

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Main Authors: Jungyeon Kim, Yu Eun Cheong, Sora Yu, Yong-Su Jin, Kyoung Heon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-022-01926-x