| Abbreviation | Full term |
| ALA | 5-Aminolevulinic acid |
| Amf | α-mating factor prepro leader |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| CFU | Colony-forming units |
| CHb | Clover hemoglobin |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| CysR | Cysteine-rich protein-derived signal peptide |
| ΔCt | Delta threshold cycle |
| eGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| Gla | Glucoamylase signal peptide |
| gmaLegHb | Glycine max leghemoglobin |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| IM | Induction medium |
| LB | Luria–Bertani |
| Lb2 | Vigna unguiculata leghemoglobin 2 |
| LegH | Leghemoglobin |
| MFα | α-Mating factor |
| msGFP | Monomeric superfolder green fluorescent protein |
| NPA | Clostridioides difficile Toxin A neutralizing peptide |
| NTC | No-template control |
| OD600 | Optical density at 600 nm |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDA | Potato dextrose agar |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription quantitative PCR |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TCA | Trichloroacetic acid |
| VHb | Vitreoscilla hemoglobin |
| WT | Wild type |
| Ygpd | T. fuciformis glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter |
| YLCs | Yeast-like cells |