AMPs	Antimicrobial Peptides
APD	Antimicrobial Peptide Database
ARBs	antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Arg	arginine
ARGs	antibiotic-resistant gene
B cells	B lymphocytes
CalcAMP	Calculated Antimicrobial Peptide
CD4+ T cells	Cluster of Differentiation 4-positive T lymphocytes
CD8+ T cells	Cluster of Differentiation 8-positive T lymphocytes
CiBDs	Ctenopharyngodon idella β-Defensins
CRISPR	Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
E. coli	Escherichia coli
FTIR	infrared spectroscopy
GALT	gut-associated lymphoid tissue
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
GFC	gel filtration chromatography
HDAMPs	histone-derived antimicrobial peptides
HIC	hydrophobic interaction chromatography
IEC	ion exchange chromatography
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 Beta
LAB	lactic acid bacteria
LEAPs	Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptides
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LSA	lysozyme
Lys	lysine
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
MciZ	Mother Cell Inhibitor of FtsZ
MD	molecular dynamics
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MWCO	molecular weight cut-off
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NK cells	natural killer cells
NKLP27	NK-Lysin-derived Peptide (27 aa)
PCL	polycaprolactone
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PDC	peptide drug conjugates
PEG	polyethylene glyco
PES	polyethersulfone
PGN	peptidoglycan
PLGA	poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
PRRs	pathogen recognition receptors
PuroB	Puroindoline B-derived Peptide
RGNNV	red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus
RP-HPLC	phase high performance liquid chromatography
SGIV	Singapore grouper iridovirus
SKL17-2 peptide	Synthesized Killer Peptide 17-2
SOCS3	Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SPPS	solid-phase peptide synthesis
TC26 TFPI-1	C-terminal-derived peptide (26 aa)
TFPI-1	tissue factor pathway inhibitor 1
TH2-3	Tilapia Hepcidin 2-3
TLR	toll-like receptor
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TOH2B	Trachinotus ovatus Histone H2B
WS2	Tungsten Disulfide