| aBL | antimicrobial blue light |
| aPDI | antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation |
| CFU | colony-forming unit |
| MB | methylene blue |
| MDK | minimal duration of killing |
| MIC | minimal inhibitory concentration |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form) |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form); |
| OD | optical density |
| PMF | proton motive force |
| PPP | pentose phosphate pathway |
| (p)ppGpp | guanosine tetraphosphate/pentaphosphate |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RB | rose bengal |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| TBO | toluidine blue O |
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