Meaning & use
Saccharomyces boulardii
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Meaning
noununcountabletechnicalbiologymedical
A type of yeast used as a probiotic to help prevent or treat diarrhea, especially when caused by antibiotics.
Grammar: Used as a singular mass noun; it does not take a plural form.
Patterns
- take Saccharomyces boulardii
- Saccharomyces boulardii supplementation
Some doctors recommend Saccharomyces boulardii to patients who develop diarrhea after a course of antibiotics.
The probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii is often sold in capsule form at health food stores.
Research suggests that Saccharomyces boulardii can help shorten the duration of acute diarrhea in children.
Common combinations
- Saccharomyces boulardii supplementation
- Saccharomyces boulardii supplementation may reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
- take Saccharomyces boulardii
- She started to take Saccharomyces boulardii after her doctor suggested it.
- Saccharomyces boulardii probiotic
- This product contains the Saccharomyces boulardii probiotic.
Synonyms and how they differ
- S. boulardii
- A common abbreviation used in medical and scientific writing, but it is less clear for general readers.
- probiotic yeast
- A broader term that can refer to other yeasts too, so it is less precise than the full scientific name.
Word family
- Saccharomyces noun
- The genus of yeasts that includes baker's yeast and brewer's yeast.
- saccharomycete noun
- A technical term for any yeast of the genus Saccharomyces.
Commonly confused: Saccharomyces boulardii or Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
Saccharomyces boulardii vs Saccharomyces cerevisiae
This is a different species of yeast, commonly used in baking and brewing, not primarily as a probiotic.
Practice
Which sentence uses the term correctly?
Choose one answer.
Saccharomyces boulardii is a yeast, so 'probiotic yeast' is correct. It is not a bacterium, virus, or mineral.
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