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Is the consensus, as long as my methods are proper, that the scope is capable mechanically/optically for viewing? Surprised that your studies so far have not provided you with the answer. Surely there must be people capable of guiding you on this at your College/University? You never did answer my ...

apochronaut Self diagnosing is, of course, up to anyone. And it's understandable why someone with a problematic set of symptoms would want to try it. It just doesn't work very well, and is one hell of a lot more complicated than people imagine. Insisting that labs, or their testing personnel are in...

Elisa is primed using a lab strain of B. Burgdorferi , B-31 that has been derived from one cell from Colorado. There is no evidence that wild strains, which become infectious agents, produce an immune response similar enough to that expected by the Elisa test. Indeed, non-approved labs are outcaste...

This is why I did not mention it in the first place. Live blood analysis is called a scam, because most doing it make outrageous claims. They recommend supplements due to imagined red blood cell morphology changes, sometimes actually there and due to oxygen exposure and clotting, identify contaminan...

Thank you all for your comments, didn't expect such expansive spirochaete knowledge. I am well aware of their pleomorphic nature. I am also aware live viewing, non-fixed, is the best bet. That is why phase contrast is a must. I also know they do not aggregate in the bloodstream much after the initia...

They are normally 0.2 to 0.3 micrometers wide, length up to 15-20um on average but the determining factor as to the difficulty in viewing them is the width. 1600x with high resolution appears to be enough to atleast make them out, from what I've read, but I know different optics provide different co...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E3IR8UA/ref=mp_s_a_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1479764088&sr=8-23&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=phase-contrast+microscope Amazon was easy to get link from, but will probably buy right from Amscope. To me, it appears it will be sufficient for viewing Borrelia spirochae...