Journal article
Brain Microbial Populations in HIV/AIDS: α-Proteobacteria Predominate Independent of Host Immune Status
Abstract
The brain is assumed to be a sterile organ in the absence of disease although the impact of immune disruption is uncertain in terms of brain microbial diversity or quantity. To investigate microbial diversity and quantity in the brain, the profile of infectious agents was examined in pathologically normal and abnormal brains from persons with HIV/AIDS [HIV] (n = 12), other disease controls [ODC] (n = 14) and in cerebral surgical resections for …
Authors
Branton WG; Ellestad KK; Maingat F; Wheatley BM; Rud E; Warren RL; Holt RA; Surette MG; Power C
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 1,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0054673
ISSN
1932-6203