title: Learning from mistakes: Taq polymerase contaminated with beta-lactamase sequences results in false emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae containing TEM.
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koncan
authors.forename: Aránzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.forename: María-Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Morosini
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Castillo
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantón
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornaglia
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baquero
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: del Campo
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004340:Drug Contamination; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D019914:Taq Polymerase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000592:standards; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D019914:Taq Polymerase; D001618:beta-Lactamases