| K. pneumoniae | Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| hv-Kp | Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae |
| cKp | Classical K. pneumoniae |
| h | Hour(s) |
| min | Minute(s) |
| rpm | Revolutions per minute |
| OD | Optical density |
| PAM | Protospacer adjacent motif |
| EPS | Exopolysaccharides |
| WT | Wild type |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| H-NS | Histone-like nucleoid-structuring protein |
| T3P | Type 3 pili |