BORRELIA CROCIDURAE SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR RECURRENT BORRELOSE FEVER

摘要

The invention relates to a monoclonal antibody that recognises bacteria Borrelia crocidurae, directed against the flagellin protein or the VLP protein of bacteria Borrelia crocidurae, as well as to a method for the in vitro or ex vivo detection of bacteria Borrelia crocidurae or Borrelia duttonii in a biological sample.