| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| CFBS | Cell-free bacterial supernatant |
| GAE | Gallic acid equivalents |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| LB | Luria–Bertani medium |
| LC-HRMS | Liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| LoQ | Limit of quantification |
| MICs | Minimum inhibitory concentrations |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MS | Murashige and Skoog medium |
| ND | Not detected |
| NCAIM | Microorganism collection code, not expanded in the manuscript |
| PAL | Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDA | Potato Dextrose Agar |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SA | Salicylic acid |