title: Bob ten Cate: 'Ninety percent of the cells in our body are bacterial cells'.
abstract: Bob ten Cate, speaker at the 2013 BDA/BDJ Winter Lecture, describes how we are just scratching the surface of understanding bacteria in biofilms.
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: ten Cate
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doherty
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009909:Oral Health; D053038:Quorum Sensing / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents