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Saccharomyces

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/ săk′ə-rō-mīsēz′ /
  1. See under yeast


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Heil said she originally expected to find Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as brewer's yeast, which is commonly used in baking and is central to much of her lab's research.

From Science Daily

The yeast -- Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii -- is a commonly used and safe probiotic.

From Science Daily

Starting in 2015, Hittinger's team sequenced the genomes and studied the metabolisms of nearly every known species of a group of yeasts distantly related to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, better known as baker's yeast.

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The exact cocktail of bacteria in probiotic drinks can vary, with Lactobacillus, Saccharomyces, and Bifidobacterium being some of the most common.

From National Geographic

In the wild, the yeast strain of interest, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, prefers glucose and lacks the ability to metabolize xylose.

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