| Abbreviation | Full Name |
| QS | quorum sensing |
| EPS | extracellular polymers |
| AIs | autoinducers |
| AHL | N-acyl homoserine lactones |
| c-di-GMP | cyclic di-guanosine |
| DGCs | diguanylate cyclases |
| PDEs | phosphodiesterases |
| pGpG | 5′-phosphoguanylyl-(3′-5′)-guanosine |
| DSF | diffusible signal factor |
| BDSF | Burkholderia diffusible signal factor |
| AHL-QS | AfeI/R-type QS system |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-L-methionine |
| acyl-ACP | acyl–acyl carrier protein |
| HSL | homoserine lactone |
| OH-HSL | hydroxy-homoserine lactone |
| oxo-HSL | oxygen-homoserine lactone |
| 3-oxo-C8-HSL | N-(3-Oxooctanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone |
| 3-OH-C14-HSL | N-(3-Hydroxytetradecanoyl)-DL-homoserine lactone |
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