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. 2026 Sep 1;15(9):922. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15090922
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≈ Approximately
× Multiplication
×10n Scientific notation (base-10 exponent)
k× Thousand-fold (microscopy magnification)
% Percentage
(v/v) Volume per volume
°C Degree Celsius
µg Microgram
µg/mL Microgram per milliliter
µL Microliter
µM Micromolar
mg Milligram
mg/mL Milligram per milliliter
mL Milliliter
nm Nanometer
mm Millimeter
h Hour
rpm Revolutions per minute
pH Potential of hydrogen
ATCC American Type Culture Collection
BHI Brain Heart Infusion
BRP Brazilian Red Propolis
BGP-C Brazilian Green Propolis from the Caatinga
CC50 50% Cytotoxic Concentration
CFU Colony-forming units
CFU/mL Colony-forming units per milliliter
CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
CO2 Carbon dioxide
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
OD Optical density
EC50 50% Effective Concentration
FFU Focus-forming units
FFU/mL Focus-forming units per milliliter
GBS Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)
HPLC-DAD High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection
IC50 50% Inhibitory Concentration
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
MBC Minimum Bactericidal Concentration
MBIC50 Minimum Biofilm Inhibitory Concentration resulting in a 50% reduction in biofilm biomass
MFC Minimum Fungicidal Concentration
MIC Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
MOI Multiplicity of Infection
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
PI Propidium iodide
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
RMN Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
RPMI Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium
SDA Sabouraud Dextrose Agar
SI Selectivity Index
XTT 2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-2H-tetrazolium hydroxide
ZIKV Zika vírus