| > | Greater than |
| ≈ | 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 |