How Does a Doctor Test for Lyme
Disease?
The objective of
this experiment is to learn basic concepts related to Lyme
disease, the immune system and the ELISA test. This ELISA test is
the initial screening test for the presence of antibodies against
the bacterium responsible for causing Lyme disease. This
experiment is a simulation of an ELISA test to detect circulating
antibodies in a hypothetical patient's serum. The antibody sought
in this case is directed against components the bacterium B.
burgdorferi.
This experiment
contains reagents and components to do 6 experiments.
Components:
- Test Reagents:
- A Lyme Antigen
- B Negative Control
- C Positive Control
- D Donor 1 Sample
- E Donor 2 Sample
- F Secondary Antibody (2° Ab)
- G Substrate
- Plastic strips or Microtiter
wells
- Micropipets
Requirements:
- Distilled or deionized water
- Small
cup
- Permanent Marker
- Timer or clock
None of the
components have been prepared from human sources. |

Price: $40
Catalog # DD-231

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