The research of the antibacterial activity of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii Az-12

Abstract

The problem of treatment and prevention of acute intestinal infections is urgent in all countries without
exception. The strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae Az-12, isolated from the juice of pomegranate, grown in the Turkestan region,
shows the features of the probiotic culture Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Az-12 antago
nistic abilities were studied with the following conditionally pathogenic or pathogenic bacteria: Escherichia coli, Enterococcus
faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus as the most common bacteria associated
with diarrhea diseases. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Az-12 has a distinct inhibitory relationship to Staphylococcus aureus and
Escherichia coli. It has been proven that probiotic activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Az-12 against human pathogens is
due to a decrease in bacterial growth and due to the adherence of bacteria to the walls of yeast cells. Probiotic yeast cultures
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii Az-12 can be used as a preventive and therapeutic agent for the treatment of various
diarrheal diseases.