AD	Atopic Dermatitis
AFU	Active Fluorescence Units
AMCC	Aerobic Microbial Contamination Count
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
BSM	Bifidobacteria Selective Medium
cFDA	Fluorescent Dyes, 5-(And-6)-Carboxyfluorescein Diacetate
CFU	Colony-Forming Unit
Cq	Cycle Quantification
DSM	German Collection Of Microorganisms
DSs	Dietary Supplements
Exp. Date	Expiration Date
F	Refrigerator Temperature (2–8 °C)
FSMPs	Foods For Special Medical Purposes
IBS	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ISO	International Standard Organization
MALDI-TOF MS	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
MRS Medium	Deman Rogosa And Sharpe Medium
N-AFU	Nonactive Fluorescence Units
Nd	Not Done
Nt	Not Tested
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
PI	Propidium Iodide
qPCR	Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
R	Room Temperature (15–25 °C)
SV	Score Value
USP	United States Pharmacopeia
VBNC	Viable But Non-Culturable
YMCC	Yeast And Mould Contamination Count