Lactic acid produced by optimal vaginal Lactobacillus spp. potently and specifically inactivates HIV-1 in vitro by targeting the viral RNA genome and reverse transcriptase

Author(s):

Muriel Aldunate, David Tyssen, Adam Johnson, Catherine F. Latham, Paula Ellenberg, Nathan Cowieson, Joshua A. Hayward, Rob J. Center, Paul A. Ramsland, Anna C. Hearps, Gilda Tachedjian

Details:

PLOS Pathogens, Volume 21, Issue 10 October, 2025-10-01, Article number e1013594

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Affiliations:

• Monash University
• RMIT University
• Department of Surgery
• Department of Microbiology & Immunology
• Burnet Institute
• Australian Synchrotron
• Department of Infectious Diseases