Figure 1.

Characterization of model monkeys harbouring latently-infected cells. (a) Plasma viral loads in eight monkeys were plotted for 50 weeks. Viral loads were determined by qRT-PCR using plasma. Each data point for each monkey is depicted by a distinct shape. (b) Cellular SIV DNA in PBMCs from eight monkeys were plotted. PBMCs were obtained at 40 weeks post-infection. DNA copies were normalized and calculated based on cyno albumin DNA and synthetic SIV Gag cDNA. The bar indicates the median value.