HIV, AIDS, and the virome: Gut reactions

Cynthia L Monaco

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2022.03.010

HIV, AIDS, and the virome: Gut reactions

Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Apr 13;30(4):466-470. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.03.010.

Author

Cynthia L Monaco¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35421345
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.03.010

Abstract

In 2016 we discovered alterations in the gut bacterial and viral populations in HIV-associated AIDS (Monaco et al., 2016). Herein, I relate the background behind these developments and discuss how they advanced the field and propelled my current research endeavors.

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*
Bacteria
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Humans
Virome