| Abbreviation/Code | Definition |
| aac(6′)-Ib′ | aminoglycoside N-acetyltransferase AAC(6′)-Ib′ |
| aadA1 | ANT(3″)-Ia family aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferase AadA1 |
| abaF | fosfomycin efflux MFS transporter AbaF |
| adeC | multidrug efflux RND transporter AdeABC outer membrane channel subunit AdeC |
| AMR | antimicrobial resistance |
| amvA | multidrug efflux MFS transporter AmvA |
| ANI | average nucleotide identity |
| ant(3″)-IIa | aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferase ANT(3″)-IIa |
| aph(3″)-Ib | aminoglycoside O-phosphotransferase APH(3″)-Ib |
| aph(3′)-Ia | aminoglycoside O-phosphotransferase APH(3′)-Ia |
| aph(6)-Id | aminoglycoside O-phosphotransferase APH(6)-Id |
| armA | 16S rRNA (guanine(1405)-N(7))-methyltransferase ArmA |
| BAL | broncho-alveolar lavage |
| BfmRS | biofilm-controlling two-component regulatory system |
| blaADC-186 | extended-spectrum class C beta-lactamase ADC-186 |
| blaADC-30 | extended-spectrum class C beta-lactamase ADC-30 |
| blaADC-33 | cefepime-hydrolyzing class C beta-lactamase ADC-33 |
| blaADC-73 | extended-spectrum class C beta-lactamase ADC-73 |
| blaOXA-23 | OXA-23 family carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamase OXA-23 |
| blaOXA-66 | OXA-51 family carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamase OXA-66 |
| blaOXA-69 | OXA-51 family carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamase OXA-69 |
| blaOXA-82 | OXA-51 family carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamase OXA-82 |
| catB8 | type B-3 chloramphenicol O-acetyltransferase CatB8 |
| CheckM | tool for assessing genome quality (completeness/contamination) |
| ClusterPicker | software for automatic cluster identification in phylogenetic trees |
| Csu fimbriae | adhesion factor involved in biofilm formation and immune evasion |
| cxpE | chloramphenicol efflux transporter CxpE |
| Element symbol | element name |
| ftsI_A515V | Acinetobacter baumannii carbapenem/sulbactam-durlobactam resistant FtsI |
| GTDB-Tk | genome taxonomy database toolkit for taxonomic classification |
| gyrA_S81L | Acinetobacter baumannii quinolone resistant GyrA |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| kSNP | tool for SNP-based phylogenetic analysis without a reference genome |
| MALDI-TOF | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry |
| MDR | multi-drug resistant |
| MEGAHIT | assembler for large and complex metagenomic datasets |
| MetaVF | tool using VFDB for virulence factor detection |
| MLST | multilocus sequence typing |
| mph(E) | Mph(E) family macrolide 2′-phosphotransferase |
| msr(E) | ABC-F type ribosomal protection protein Msr(E) |
| qacEdelta1 | gene that confers resistance to disinfectants, specifically quaternary ammonium compounds. |
| ST | sequence type: identifier assigned to a specific allelic profile in the MLST scheme. |
| tetA | gene codifying for metal-tetracycline/H(+) antiporter conferring resistance to tetracycline by an active tetracycline efflux. |
| tetB | Tet(B) is a tetracycline efflux protein expressed in many Gram-negative bacteria. It confers resistance to tetracycline, doxycycline, and minocycline, but not tigecycline. |