| 3C | Chromosome Conformation Capture |
| AR | Antibiotic Resistance |
| ARB | Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria |
| ARG | Antibiotic Resistance Gene |
| CARD | Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database |
| DO | Dissolved Oxygen |
| ENA | European Nucleotide Archive |
| EpicPCR | Emulsion, Paired Isolation and Concatenation Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| FACS | Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting |
| FAIR | Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable |
| FIB | Faecal Indicator Bacteria |
| FST | Faecal Source Tracking |
| HGT | Horizontal Gene Transfer |
| MAG | Metagenomic Assembled Genomes |
| MGE | Mobile Genetic Element |
| MRG | Metal Resistance Gene |
| MST | Microbial Source Tracking |
| NGS | Next-Generation Sequencing |
| PICT | Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance |
| qPCR | Real-time Quantitative PCR |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SRA | Sequence Read Archive |
| WWTP | Wastewater Treatment Plant |