Figure 2.   Western blots to B. burgdorferi from various patients with Lyme disease Lanes 1-48 are IgG/IgM blots from clinically confirmed patients with various levels of antibodies. Lanes 48-57 are IgM-only blots. Reproduced by permission from Ma B, Christen B, Leung D, Vigo-Pelfrey C. Serodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis by Western immunoblot reactivity of various significant antibodies against B. burgdorferi. J Clin Microbial 1992; 30: 370-376.

Nick S Harris, An Understanding of Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease, Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-borne Diseases, Volume 5, Spring/Summer 1998

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