| GNB | Gram-negative bacteria |
| PMB | Polymyxin B |
| SA | Sanguinarine |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| OM | Outer membrane |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MDR | Multidrug-resistant |
| RSDs | Relative standard deviations |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| FAs | Fatty acids |
| GLPs | Glycerophospholipids |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| K. pneumoniae | Klebsiella Pneumoniae |
| P. aeruginosa | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| A. baumannii | Acinetobacter baumannii |
| MIC | Minimal inhibitory concentration |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| FICI | Fractional inhibitory concentration index |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |