How to select a probiotic? A review and update of methods and criteria

GV de Melo Pereira, B de Oliveira Coelho… - Biotechnology …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
International competition within the dairy market and increasing public awareness about the
importance of functional food consumption are providing new challenges for innovation in …

Salmonella infection – prevention and treatment by antibiotics and probiotic yeasts: a review

AM Gut, T Vasiljevic, T Yeager, ON Donkor - Microbiology, 2018‏ - microbiologyresearch.org
Global Salmonella infection, especially in develo** countries, is a health and economic
burden. The use of antibiotic drugs in treating the infection is proving less effective due to the …

Yeasts as probiotics: Mechanisms, outcomes, and future potential

S Sen, TJ Mansell - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The presence of commensal fungal species in the human gut indicates that organisms from
this kingdom have the potential to benefit the host as well. Saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast …

Yeast-based vaccines: New perspective in vaccine development and application

R Kumar, P Kumar - FEMS yeast Research, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
In presently licensed vaccines, killed or attenuated organisms act as a source of
immunogens except for peptide-based vaccines. These conventional vaccines required a …

The cell wall and the response and tolerance to stresses of biotechnological relevance in yeasts

RA Ribeiro, N Bourbon-Melo, I Sá-Correia - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
In industrial settings and processes, yeasts may face multiple adverse environmental
conditions. These include exposure to non-optimal temperatures or pH, osmotic stress, and …

Effects of fungal based bioactive compounds on human health

N Rousta, M Aslan, M Yesilcimen Akbas… - Critical reviews in …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Since the first years of history, microbial fermentation products such as bread, wine, yogurt
and vinegar have always been noteworthy regarding their nutritional and health effects …

Health-promoting properties of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii as a probiotic; characteristics, isolation, and applications in dairy products

F Ansari, S Alian Samakkhah, A Bahadori… - Critical reviews in …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii (S. boulardii) has been isolated from lychee (Litchi
chinensis), mangosteen fruit, kombucha, and dairy products like kefir. Dairy products …

A probiotic yeast-based immunotherapy against Clostridioides difficile infection

K Chen, Y Zhu, Y Zhang, T Hamza, H Yu… - Science translational …, 2020‏ - science.org
Antibiotic-resistant Clostridioides difficile is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium that
colonizes the colon and is responsible for more than 29,000 deaths in the United States …

Characterization of yeasts isolated from traditional kefir grains for potential probiotic properties

AM Gut, T Vasiljevic, T Yeager, ON Donkor - Journal of Functional Foods, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Kefir is a mixed fermented product with numerous attributed health benefits due to presence
of a complex culture composed of bacteria and yeasts in an exopolysaccharide matrix. This …

Application of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii in food processing: a review

MA Lazo‐Vélez, SO Serna‐Saldívar… - Journal of Applied …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Probiotics are increasingly being added to food in order to develop products with health‐
promoting properties. Particularly, Saccharomyces cereviceae var. boulardii yeast is recently …