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R7136

Sigma-Aldrich

Rabbit Serum

USA origin, sterile-filtered, Suitable for Borrelia culture

Synonym(s):

Serum from rabbit, lapine sera, lapine serum, sera, serum

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About This Item

MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.71

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

sterility

sterile-filtered

composition

hemoglobin (tested)

origin

USA origin

impurities

endotoxin, tested
mycoplasma, tested

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Rabbit Serum has been used as a supplement in BSK-H medium to study the chemotactic migration of spirochetes. It has also been used as a supplement in BSK-H medium for isolation of Borrelia spirochetes from skin.
Selected for ability to support growth of Borrelia burgdorferi in BSK-H medium (B3528). Recommended for use at 6 ml/100 mL in B3528.

Analysis Note

Endotoxin tested.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chemotactic migration of the Lyme disease spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi) to salivary gland extracts of vector ticks.
Shih C M, et al.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 66(5), 616-621 (2002)
First isolation and molecular identification of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia afzelii from skin biopsies of patients in Taiwan
Chao L L, et al.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 15(3), e182-e187 (2011)
Chien-Ming Shih et al.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 66(5), 616-621 (2002-08-31)
The migration of Lyme disease spirochetes (Borrelia burgdorferi) toward salivary gland extracts (SGEs) of vector ticks was determined by a modified U-tube chemotaxis assay. Responses of cultured spirochetes to the SGEs were measured by dark-field microscopy at intervals after the
Li-Lian Chao et al.
PloS one, 9(10), e110599-e110599 (2014-10-25)
Borrelia garinii spirochete was detected for the first time in Ixodes ovatus tick ectoparasitized on stray cat in Taiwan. The genetic identity of this detected spirochete was determined by analyzing the gene sequence amplified by genospecies-specific polymerase chain reaction assays
Judith Miklossy et al.
Journal of neuroinflammation, 5, 40-40 (2008-09-27)
The long latent stage seen in syphilis, followed by chronic central nervous system infection and inflammation, can be explained by the persistence of atypical cystic and granular forms of Treponema pallidum. We investigated whether a similar situation may occur in

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