title: Gathering no moss.
abstract: I never imagined that I would be asked to write an autobiography in a microbiology tome. For that matter, little did I think that I would consider microbiology the most intriguing subject in the life sciences and the only field I wanted to study. My formal scientific training was in chemistry. This is a recounting of my conversion and the opportunities I have had to work in the microbial sciences with some of the major figures (and characters) during a period of marvelous intensity and productivity. I want to recognize and thank my many distinguished colleagues for the ways in which they have helped me to experience a fruitful and stimulating life as a microbiologist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3. jed@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States