摘要:
The present invention is directed to a solid support for detecting the presence of antibodies in a biological sample, said solid support comprising microbial antigens immobilized on said solid support, wherein said microbial antigens comprise at least one antigen prepared from the group consisting of pleomorphic round bodies of Borrelia genus, preferably Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii. The present invention is also directed to a method of detecting a tick-borne microbe in a biological sample, wherein said solid support is contacted with a biological sample.