Microbiology with Diseases by Body System & Modified MasteringMicrobiology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System Package
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 2VI
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Which patients are most likely uninfected using the immunoblot results for a particular antigen?
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A western blot is also termed as immunoblot. It is a testing method used to identify a particular protein molecule, for example, an antibody (complex mixture). General practitioner use western blot in order to confirm the occurrence of HIV antibodies or proteins (blood serum) against the bacterium that cause Lyme disease in human.
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