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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Does "This work" refer to "(the study) The work, led by Professor Waksman"?
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The study, published today in Nature, reveals the mechanism of bacterial type IV secretion, which bacteria use to move substances across their cell wall. As type IV secretion can distribute genetic material between bacteria, notably antibiotic resistance genes, the mechanism is directly responsible for the spread of antibiotic resistance in hospital settings. It also plays a crucial role in secreting toxins in infections -- causing ulcers, whooping cough, or severe forms of pneumonia such as Legionnaires' disease.
The work, led by Professor Waksman at the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (a joint Birkbeck/UCL Institute) and funded by the Wellcome Trust, revealed that the type IV secretion system differs substantially from other bacterial secretion systems, in both its molecular structure and the mechanism for secretion.
Professor Waksman said: "This work is a veritable tour de force. The entire complex is absolutely huge and its structure is unprecedented. It is the type of work which is ground-breaking and will provide an entirely new direction to the field. Next, we need to understand how bacteria use this structure to get a movie of how antibiotics resistance genes are moved around."
The study, published today in Nature, reveals the mechanism of bacterial type IV secretion, which bacteria use to move substances across their cell wall. As type IV secretion can distribute genetic material between bacteria, notably antibiotic resistance genes, the mechanism is directly responsible for the spread of antibiotic resistance in hospital settings. It also plays a crucial role in secreting toxins in infections -- causing ulcers, whooping cough, or severe forms of pneumonia such as Legionnaires' disease.
The work, led by Professor Waksman at the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (a joint Birkbeck/UCL Institute) and funded by the Wellcome Trust, revealed that the type IV secretion system differs substantially from other bacterial secretion systems, in both its molecular structure and the mechanism for secretion.
Professor Waksman said: "This work is a veritable tour de force. The entire complex is absolutely huge and its structure is unprecedented. It is the type of work which is ground-breaking and will provide an entirely new direction to the field. Next, we need to understand how bacteria use this structure to get a movie of how antibiotics resistance genes are moved around."
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Does "This work" refer to "(the study) The work, led by Professor Waksman"? In my opinion, it's impossible to say. A publication is often called "a work," as is a symphony or a painting.
- Does "This work" refer to "(the study) The work, led by Professor Waksman"?
- In my opinion, it's impossible to say.
- A publication is often called "a work," as is a symphony or a painting.
- The work , led by Professor Waksman at the Institute .
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Does "This work" refer to "(the study) The work, led by Professor Waksman"? .
In my opinion, it's impossible to say. A publication is often called "a work," as is a symphony or a painting.
The work, led by Professor Waksman at the Institute . . . . . . . revealed that the type IV secretion system etc.
In my opinion, it's impossible to say. A publication is often called "a work," as is a symphony or a painting.
The work, led by Professor Waksman at the Institute . . . . . . . revealed that the type IV secretion system etc.
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