| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Virginia |
| bbl | barrel |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| GM | genetically modified |
| GSL5 | Great Salt Lake Strain 5 of Salinivibrio costicola |
| LB10 | Luria–Bertini broth containing 10% NaCl |
| LBA10 | Luria–Bertini broth containing 10% NaCl and 1.5% agar |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| rDNA | ribosomal DNA |
| TM | testing medium |
| TRPH | total recoverable petroleum hydrocarbons |
| ZOI | zone of inhibition |