title: Microbial sciences: the superficial life of microbes.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolter
authors.forename: E Peter
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends; D015398:Signal Transduction