Complete genome sequence and comparative genomics of the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii

Abstract The probiotic yeast, Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb) is known to be effective against many gastrointestinal disorders and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. To understand molecular basis of probiotic-properties ascribed to Sb we determined the complete genomes of two strains of Sb i.e. Biocodex a...

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Main Authors: Indu Khatri, Rajul Tomar, K. Ganesan, G. S. Prasad, Srikrishna Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00414-2