AIM Certain probiotic agents, e.g. Lactobacillus GG, have shown efficacy in clinical trials for the treatment of acute childhood diarrhoea, but few studies have examined the effect of Saccharomyces boulardii. We evaluated the effect of S. boulardii in children with acute diarrhoea. METHODS Two hundred children were randomized to receive S. boulardii in a granulated form in a daily dose of 250...

The current study used an in-vitro technique to evaluate the functional potential of Dioscorea alata L. and D. bulbifera extracts as prebiotics. Prebiotics are nondigestible carbohydrates that undergo a selective fermentation process in gut benefit host, according Gibson Roberfroid 1995. Many wild edible plants high utilised both staple food medicine for variety stomach-related disorders. This ...

in this study, phenolic compounds of evening primrose leaves (oenothera biennis) were extracted with aceton 70%, ethanol 70% and methanol 70%. total phenolic content of aceton extract was significantly higher than the ethanolic and methanolic extracts. extracts were tested for their antimicrobial activity against lactobacillis plantarum and saccharomyces cerevisiae, using micro broth dilution m...

The species Saccharomyces bayanus var. uvarum possesses interesting enological characteristics but produces high concentration of volatile fermentative compounds not desirable in Sauvignon blanc wines. Interspecific hybrids between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. bayanus var. uvarum were made in order to join the main parental advantages. Two hybrids were selected on the basis of their fermenta...

BACKGROUND Saccharomyces cerevisiae is well known in the baking and brewing industry and is also used as a probiotic in humans. However, it is a very uncommon cause of infection in humans. METHODS During the period of 15-30 April 2003, we found 3 patients with S. cerevisiae fungemia in an intensive care unit (ICU). An epidemiological study was performed, and the medical records for all patien...

this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of prebiotic short saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cell wall (ycw) on growth , nutrition and survival rates , blood indices of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) were studied . 600 pieces of salmon with an average weight of (1 ± 20) g 4 treatments and 3 replications (each replication 50 pieces of fish) groups. treatments 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectivel...