| Aas | autolysin/adhesin; |
| AipA | Proteus autotransporter-mediated adhesion and invasion |
| AmpC | ampicillinase C |
| CAUTI | Catheter-associated urinary tract infections |
| CNF1 | necrotizing cytotoxic factor 1 |
| CRE | arbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales |
| CTX-M | CefoTaXime, first isolated in Munich |
| cUTIs | complicated UTIs |
| Ebp | Endocarditis and biofilm-associated pilus |
| ESBLs | extended-spectrum β-lactamases |
| Esp | Enterococcal Surface Proteins |
| FimH | the adhesive subunit of type 1 fimbriae |
| F1C | type 1-like immunological group C pili |
| HpmA | hemolysin |
| IBCs | bladder intracellular communities |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MRP | mannose-resistant Proteus fimbriae |
| NAF | non-agglutinating fimbriae |
| NDM-1 | New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase |
| Oxas | oxacillinase |
| PMF | P. mirabilis-like fimbriae |
| Pta | Proteus toxic agglutinin |
| rUTI | recurrent urinary tract infections |
| SdrI | serine-aspartate repeat proteins |
| SHV | sulf-hydryl variable active site |
| TaaP | Proteus autotransporter trimericus |
| TEM | Temoniera |
| Uaf | Uro-adherence factor |
| UPEC | uropathogenic Escherichia coli |
| UTIs | Urinary tract infections |
| uUTIs | uncomplicated UTIs |