FIG 3.

SFV DNA loads in memory and naive CD4⁺ T cells of 5 hunters infected with a Gorilla gorilla SFV strain. CD4⁺ cells were separated into naive and memory cells before quantification of the SFV DNA load in 5 SFV-infected individuals. Each quantification was performed twice in triplicate (e.g., n = 6). Means ± standard deviations are shown. Values below the limit of detection (LOD) were arbitrarily set as half the LOD, 2 SFV DNA copies/10⁵ cells.