AMP	Antimicrobial peptide
βC-φ	Beta-haemolysin-converting bacteriophage
CA-MRSA	Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
CBD	Cell wall-binding domain
CFU	Colony-forming unit
CHIPS	Chemotaxis inhibitory protein of S. aureus
CTCL	Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
CRISPR	Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
EAD	Enzymatically active domain
eDNA	Extracellular DNA
ETA	Exfoliative toxin A
ETB	Exfoliative toxin B
FnBPA	Fibronectin-binding protein A
HA-MRSA	Healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
IEC	Immune evasion cluster
KKP	Kinase–kinase–phosphatase
MDR	Multidrug resistance
MBC	Minimum bactericidal concentration
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PVL	Panton–Valentine leukocidin
SEA	Staphylococcal enterotoxin A
SCIN	Staphylococcal complement inhibitor
SSSS	Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
TLR3	Toll-like receptor 3
TRIF	TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TSST-1	Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1