Treponema Pallidum IgG/IgM ELISA Kit

Sample

Serum, plasma

Intended Use

The Treponema pallidum ELISA Kit provides materials for measurement of antibodies to Treponema pallidum in serum or plasma.

Storage

When stored at 2 °C to 8 °C unopened reagents will retain reactivity until expiration date. Do not use reagents beyond this date.
Do not freeze.
Opened reagents must be stored at 2 °C to 8 °C. Microtiter wells must be stored at 2 °C to 8 °C. Once the foil bag has been
opened, care should be taken to close it tightly again.
Opened kits retain activity for one month if stored as described above.

General Description

Treponema pallidum is a species of spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause treponemal diseases such as syphilis, bejel, pinta and yaws. The treponemes have a cytoplasmic and outer membrane. They are not seen on a Gram stained smear because the organism is too thin to be observed under a light microscope. The recent sequencing of the genomes of several spirochetes permits a thorough analysis of the similarities and differences within this bacterial phylum. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum has one of the smallest bacterial genomes at 1.14 million base pairs (Mb), and has limited metabolic capabilities, reflecting its adaptation through genome reduction to the rich environment of mammalian tissue. The shape of Treponema pallidum is flat and wavy, unlike the other spirochetes, which are helical.