| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACP | Acyl-carrier protein |
| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| ANI | Average nucleotide identity |
| AOI | Area of interest |
| ARG | Antibiotic resistance gene |
| AT | Acyltransferase |
| BA | Biogenic amine |
| BC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase biotin carboxylase subunit |
| BCCP | Biotin carboxyl carrier protein subunit |
| BGC | Biosynthesis gene cluster |
| BSH | Bile salt hydrolase |
| COG | Clusters of Orthologous Group |
| EPS FAS |
Exopolysaccharide Fatty acid synthase |
| KS | Ketosynthase |
| KR | Ketoreductase |
| LAB | Lactic acid bacteria |
| Lar | Lactate racemase |
| LDHD | D-lactate dehydrogenase |
| LTTR | LysR-family transcriptional regulator |
| PEP | Phosphoenolpyruvate |
| PKS | Polyketide synthase |
| PTS | Phosphotransferase system |
| RiPP | Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| VF | Virulence factor |