Lyme disease, Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, Bartonella, Babesia, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma.
In culturing, a clinical sample from the body (e.g. blood) is incubated in media. During this incubation period, micro-organisms in the sample grow and multiply. The sample is then tested by PCR to identify the pathogens.