Organometallic-metabolizing yeast

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1996-09-25

2000-10-31

Saucier, Sandra E.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, per se ; compositions thereof; proces of...

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4352551, 435940, C12N 114, C12N 116

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061401072

ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes a novel yeast strain of the genus Saccharomyces boulardii sequela PY31 ATCC 74366 that is able to process certain metallic compounds into biologically active forms suitable for supplementing the human diet. The present invention also includes methods for isolating such yeast, nutritional supplement compositions containing such yeast, and methods of administering the nutritional supplement compositions to humans.

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Brock et al. "Enrichment Culture", In: Biology of Microorganisms. Fourth Edition, 1984, Prentice-Hall. Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, pp. 617-619.

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