| SL | Sialyllactose |
| HMO | Human milk oligosaccharide |
| Neu5Ac | N-acetylneuraminic acid |
| 2′-FL | 2′-Fucosyllactose |
| 3′-SL | 3′-Sialyllactose |
| 6′-SL | 6′-Sialyllactose |
| BHI | Brain heart infusion broth |
| BHIs | BHI with 1% sucrose |
| OD600 | Optical density at 600 nm |
| CLSM | Confocal laser-scanning microscopy |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| RNA-Seq | RNA sequences |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| NC | Negative control |
| DEG(s) | Differentially expressed gene(s) |
| logFC | Log fold change |