| RTE | Ready-to-eat food |
| EHEC | Enterohemorrhagic E. coli |
| ETEC | Enterotoxigenic E. coli |
| EAEC | Enteroaggregative E. coli |
| EIEC | Enteroinvasive E. coli |
| DAEC | Diffuse-adherent E. coli |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| ARB | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
| MRSA | Multidrug-resistant S. aureus |
| VRSA | Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus |
| MDR | Multidrug-resistant |
| ESBL | Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases |
| AmpC | AmpC β-Lactamases |
| ARG | Antibiotic resistance genes |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| PMF | Proton-motive force |
| MFS | Major facilitator superfamily |
| SMR | Small multidrug resistance family |
| HGT | Horizontal gene transfer |