Seroprevalence against Rickettsia and Borrelia Species in Patients with Uveitis: A Prospective Survey

Figure 1

Western blot analysis of IgG antibodies against R. helvetica whole cell antigen. Lane A–G demonstrates the lipopolysaccharide ladders and specific reactions against R. helvetica proteins in the 110–150 kDa region for serum S2 and S3 (patient 3) for patients 1–7, in titres 1 : 200. Lane P(h) demonstrates specific proteins and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) ladders reacting with a human antiserum from a patient diagnosed with rickettsial infection used as a positive control (P(h)). As a negative control, a serum from a healthy human blood donor (N(h)) was used. Mw = molecular marker.