| BHI | Brain Heart Infusion |
| CFS | Cell-Free Supernatant |
| CFU | Colony-Forming Unit |
| CP | CycloPhosphamide |
| EPS | ExoPolySaccharides |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| HK | Heat-Killed |
| LPS | LipoPolySaccharide |
| MMC | Mutagens Mitomycin C |
| MNi | MicroNuclei |
| MRS | de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe broth |
| MTT | 3-(45-diMethylThiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylTetrazol |
| MX | MaltodeXtrin |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NA | Nutrient Agar |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffer Solution |
| PD | Population Doubling |
| RPD | Relative Population Doubling |
| SCFAs | Short-Chain Fatty Acids |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SDS | Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate |
| SEM | Standard Error of the Mean |
| TEER | TransEpithelial Electrical Resistance |
| TSA | Tripticase Soy Agar |
| VINB | VINBlastine |