TABLE 1.

Assay results for experimentally vaccinated dogs^a

Vaccine	Sample time	SNAP 3Dx result	IFA titer, dog 1, 2, 3	WB result, (molecular mass[es] of reactive band[s] [kDa])	C6 peptide microtiter plate ELISA result (mean ODb)
LymeVax (Fort Dodge-Animal Health)	Prebleed	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.053
	Wk 5	Neg	1,600, 1,600, 800	41, 34, 31, 18	0.060
	Wk 33	Neg	400, 400, 100	41, 39, 34, 31, 21, 18	0.061
	Wk 34	Neg	1,600, 1,600, 1,600	93, 66, 60, 58, 41, 39, 34, 31, 21, 18	0.062
	Wk 40	Neg	6,400, 1,600, 1,600	93, 66, 60, 58, 41, 39, 34, 31, 30, 28, 23, 21, 18	0.073
	Wk 43	Neg	3,200, 1,600, 1,600	Not tested	0.069
Galaxy (Schering-Plough Animal Health)	Prebleed	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.043
	Wk 5	Neg	1,600, 1,600, 1,600	66, 58, 41, 39, 34, 31, 21, 18	0.079
	Wk 33	Neg	400, 100, 100	66, 58, 39, 34, 31, 21	0.072
	Wk 34	Neg	3,200, 1,600, 1,600	93, 66, 60, 58, 41, 39, 34, 31, 30, 23, 21, 18	0.069
	Wk 40	Neg	6,400, 6,400, 3,200	93, 66, 60, 58, 41, 39, 34, 31, 30, 23, 21, 18	0.078
	Wk 43	Neg	3,200, 3,200, 3,200	Not tested	0.072
RECOMBITEK Lyme (Merial)	Prebleed	Neg	All < 100	41	0.043
	Wk 5	Neg	800, 800, 800	41, 31	0.087
	Wk 33	Neg	100, 100, 100	41, 31	0.058
	Wk 34	Neg	1,600, 1,600, 800	93, 66, 41, 31, 18	0.060
	Wk 40	Neg	3,200, 3,200, 3,200	93, 66, 41, 31, 18	0.064
	Wk 43	Neg	1,600, 1,600, 800	Not tested	0.065
None (control)	Prebleed	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.055
	Wk 5	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.054
	Wk 33	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.066
	Wk 34	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.055
	Wk 40	Neg	All < 100	Neg	0.053
	Wk 43	Neg	All < 100	Not tested	0.067

^aNeg, negative.

^bOD, optical density at 650 nm. Assay cutoff, 0.097.