Table 1 Mucosal virus loads in the colon of SIV-infected animals.

From: The colonic mucosa-associated microbiome in SIV infection: shift towards Bacteroidetes coincides with mucosal CD4+ T cell depletion and enterocyte damage

No

Mucoal SIV DNA (copies/1,000 cells)a

Mucosal SIV RNA (copies/1,000 cells)a

d7

d14

d21

d49

d7

d14

d21

d49

1

1.4

 < LOD

 < LOD

447

71.8

755

109

24.3

81.6

35

30.5

29.7

22.1

4.4

8

7.7

35.9

12

ND

0.5

2.7

3.6

3.7

1.4

238

97.7

 < LOD

831

403

93.8

86,500

4,160

1,030

7.8

246

192

1,810

369

173

19.9

186

47.8

ND

29

6.2

25.6

11.0

11.2

2

3

4

5

6

  1. LOD limit of detection, ND not determined
  2. aHighest SIV DNA and SIV RNA loads in individuals during the course of infection are marked in bold
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