| GI | gastrointestinal |
| CFU | colony-forming unit |
| LGG | Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG |
| SSF | simulated salivary fluid |
| SGF | simulated gastric fluid |
| SIF | simulated intestinal fluid |
| v/v | volume by volume |
| w/v | weight by volume |
| MRS | de Man Rogosa Sharpe |
| PABAH | p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| SD | standard deviation |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |