Food applications of probiotic yeasts; focusing on their techno-functional, postbiotic and protective capabilities

A Sadeghi, M Ebrahimi, S Shahryari… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Probiotic yeasts (PYs) as promising cell factories and nutraceutical
carriers have several pivotal potentials including health-promoting and bio-therapeutic …

Engineered probiotics

J Ma, Y Lyu, X Liu, X Jia, F Cui, X Wu, S Deng… - Microbial cell …, 2022 - Springer
Engineered probiotics are a kind of new microorganisms produced by modifying original
probiotics through gene editing. With the continuous development of tools and technology …

Biocontainment strategies for in vivo applications of Saccharomyces boulardii

KA Hedin, V Kruse, R Vazquez-Uribe… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The human gastrointestinal tract is a complex and dynamic environment, playing a crucial
role in human health. Microorganisms engineered to express a therapeutic activity have …

Utilization of macroalgae for the production of bioactive compounds and bioprocesses using microbial biotechnology

S Shibasaki, M Ueda - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
To achieve sustainable development, alternative resources should replace conventional
resources such as fossil fuels. In marine ecosystems, many macroalgae grow faster than …

Harnessing the polysaccharide production potential to optimize and expand the application of probiotics

DX Ma, HJ Cheng, H Zhang, S Wang, XT Shi… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Certain probiotic microorganisms can synthesize important bioproducts, including
polysaccharides as components of cellular structure or extracellular matrix. Probiotic-derived …

Strategic approaches for designing yeast strains as protein secretion and display platforms

L Xu, X Bai, E Joong Oh - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Yeast has been established as a versatile platform for expressing functional molecules,
owing to its well-characterized biology and extensive genetic modification tools. Compared …

New biomarkers underlying acetic acid tolerance in the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii

W Samakkarn, P Vandecruys, MRF Moreno… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
Evolutionary engineering experiments, in combination with omics technologies, revealed
genetic markers underpinning the molecular mechanisms behind acetic acid stress …

Snapshot of the Probiotic Potential of Kluveromyces marxianus DMKU-1042 Using a Comparative Probiogenomics Approach

M Ullah, M Rizwan, A Raza, Y Xia, J Han, Y Ma… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kluyveromyces marxianus is a rapidly growing thermotolerant yeast that secretes a variety of
lytic enzymes, utilizes different sugars, and produces ethanol. The probiotic potential of this …

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for medical applications

C Maneira, A Chamas, G Lackner - Microbial Cell Factories, 2025 - Springer
Background During the last decades, the advancements in synthetic biology opened the
doors for a profusion of cost-effective, fast, and ecologically friendly medical applications …

[HTML][HTML] Heterologous Expression of the Antiviral Lectin Griffithsin in Probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii and In Vitro Characterization of Its Properties

J Tang, R Li, T Jiang, J Lv, Y Jiang, X Zhou, H Chen… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii was engineered to secrete the
antiviral lectin griffithsin. Twelve genetic tools with the griffithsin gene were cloned into the …