title: Bill Costerton: leader as servant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Dental School, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA. mshirtliff@umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Shirtliff
authors.forename: J Christopher
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Garth D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
mesh_terms: D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*