| ANI | Average Nucleotide Identity |
| CEL | Conserved Effector Locus |
| COG | Cluster of Orthologous Groups |
| EEL | Exchangeable Effector Locus |
| HMM | Hidden Markov Model |
| hrp/hrc | Hypersensitive Response and Pathogenicity/HRP Conserved genes |
| IAA | Indole-3-acetic Acid |
| INA | Ice Nucleation Activity |
| I1/I4a | Subtypes of Type VI Secretion Systems |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| PAI | Pathogenicity Island |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| PG | Phylogenetic Group |
| PG2d | Phylogenetic Group 2d (subgroup within Pseudomonas syringae) |
| Pss | Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae |
| T1SS | Type I Secretion System |
| T2SS | Type II Secretion System |
| T3SS | Type III Secretion System |
| T5SS | Type V Secretion System |
| T6SS | Type VI Secretion System |
| T3SE | Type III Secreted Effector |
| T-PAI | Tripartite Pathogenicity Island |
| Pyr. | Pyrus |
| Pr. | Prunus |
| Ph. | Phaseolus |