aBL	antimicrobial Blue Light
AMR	antimicrobial resistance
aPDI	antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation
CF	cystic fibrosis
EPS	extracellular polymeric substances
GRN	gene regulatory network
HRT	horizontal regulatory transfer
ICEs	integrative and conjugative elements
LLPS	liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS)
MDK	minimum duration of killing
MGEs	mobile genetic elements
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form)
(p)ppGpp	guanosine tetraphosphate and guanosine pentaphosphate
RB	Rose Bengal
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCVs	small colony variants
VAP	ventilator-associated pneumonia
VBNC	viable but non-culturable