title: Extrapolating to bacterial life outside the test tube.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Institute, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Costerton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype