Table 1. Quantification of SIV DNA copies in sorted semen CD4⁺ T cells and macrophages at various stages of infection.

Animal ID	Days post-infection	Cell type	Number of sorted cells	Number of SIV DNA copies
BB259	7	Macrophages	16,763	<LD
	7	CD4+ T cells	4,892	3–90
BB461	7	Macrophages	25,288	<LD
	7	CD4+ T cells	6,305	<LD
BB343	7	Macrophages	2,065	3–90
	7	CD4+ T cells	190	3–90
31047	10	Macrophages	6,250	3–90
	10	CD4+ T cells	1,250	680.43
10999	10	Macrophages	13,100	3–90
	10	CD4+ T cells	2,286	3–90
29860	10	Macrophages	27,369	3–90
	10	CD4+ T cells	6,494	3–90
31052	10	Macrophages	3,759	3–90
	10	CD4+ T cells	906	3–90
30602	28	Macrophages	12,115	<LD
	28	CD4+ T cells	1,002	3–90
30690	28	Macrophages	30,836	<LD
	28	CD4+ T cells	8,430	3–90
31044	28	Macrophages	209,059	3–90
	28	CD4+ T cells	12,222	3–90
30717	135	Macrophages	4,359	<LD
	140	Macrophages	3,862	3–90
	162	Macrophages	2,853	<LD
	135	CD4+ T cells	689	3–90
	140	CD4+ T cells	298	3–90
	162	CD4+ T cells	759	3–90
21362R	135	Macrophages	623	<LD
	140	Macrophages	286	<LD
	162	Macrophages	1,037	<LD
	135	CD4+ T cells	73	3–90
	140	CD4+ T cells	27	<LD
	162	CD4+ T cells	102	3–90
30838	244	Macrophages	4,004	<LD
	249	Macrophages	4,987	<LD
	271	Macrophages	5,853	3–90
	244	CD4+ T cells	163	3–90
	249	CD4+ T cells	130	3–90
	271	CD4+ T cells	241	3–90
10999	344	Macrophages	314,146	<LD
	344	CD4+ T cells	10,605	3–90
29860	344	Macrophages	109,243	<LD
	344	CD4+ T cells	23,201	464.74
30690	367	Macrophages	35,577	3–90
	367	CD4+ T cells	873	3–90
31044	372	Macrophages	21,810	<LD
	372	CD4+ T cells	4,795	3–90

LD: limit of detection (3 viral DNA copies).