Borrelia burgdorferei (clone EBS-I-014), anti-B.burgdorferi & B.spirochetes

Source:
A BALB/c mouse was immunized with a crude sonicate of Borrelia spirochetes.

Specifications:
EBS-I-014 reacts with flagellar core protein of Borrelia species including B.burgdorferi. B.burgdorferi is a species of bacteria of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia causing Lyme disease, a vector-borne, multisystem inflammatory disease which is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex.

Species reactivity:
Positive: B.burgdorferi & B.spirochetes.

Applications:
Identification of Borrelia including B.burgdorferi in frozen sections, immunofluorescence and ELISA.
ELISA: +
Frozen sections: +
Immunofluorescence: +
Paraffin sections: -

Positive control: B.burgdorferi & B.spirochetes.

References:
- Busch, U. et al, J. Clin. Microbiol.34: 1072-1078(1996)