Open AccessMolecular Characterization of Stool Microbiota in HIV-Infected Subjects by Panbacterial and Order-Level 16S Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Quantification and Correlations With Immune Activation
Author(s) -
Collin L. Ellis,
Zhien Ma,
Surinder K Mann,
ChinShang Li,
Jian Wu,
Thomas H. Knight,
Tammy Yotter,
Timothy L. Hayes,
Archana Maniar,
Paolo Troia-Cancio,
Heather A. Overman,
Natalie Török,
Anthony Albanese,
John C. Rutledge,
Christopher J. Miller,
Richard B. Pollard,
David M. Asmuth
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31821a603c
Subject(s) - biology , cd8 , immune system , t cell , immunology , immunopathology , microbiology and biotechnology
The relationship between gut microbial community composition at the higher-taxonomic order level and local and systemic immunologic abnormalities in HIV disease may provide insight into how bacterial translocation impacts HIV disease.