AHL	Acyl-homoserine lactone
AMK	Amikacin
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AZT	Azithromycin
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CFU	Colony-forming unit
CIP	Ciprofloxacin
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
CTZ	Ceftazidime
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
HHQ	2-Heptylquinol
HSD	Honest significant difference
MER	Meropenem
MHB	Mueller-Hinton broth
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
mRNA	Messenger RNA
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
OD	Optical density
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PBP	Penicillin-binding protein
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
qRT-PCR	Quantitative reverse transcription PCR
QS	Quorum sensing
QSI	QS inhibitor
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SD	Standard deviation
sub-MIC	Sub-inhibitory concentration