AMP	Antimicrobial peptide
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
AU	Arbitrary units (of bacteriocin activity)
BLIS	Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance(s)
CFS	Cell-free supernatant
CFU	Colony-forming unit(s)
CHAP	Cysteine, histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase (endolysin catalytic domain)
CIP	Cleaning in place
CPS	Coagulase-positive staphylococci
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EHEC	Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
EPS	Exopolysaccharide(s)
EU	European Union
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
GMO	Genetically modified organism
GRAS	Generally recognized as safe
HPP	High-pressure processing
HUS	Hemolytic uremic syndrome
ISAPP	International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
LAB	Lactic acid bacteria
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
PFU	Plaque-forming unit(s)
RTE	Ready to eat
SE	Staphylococcal enterotoxin(s)
SEA–SEE	Staphylococcal enterotoxin types A to E
SFP	Staphylococcal food poisoning
STEC	Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Stx1/Stx2	Shiga toxin 1/Shiga toxin 2
VTEC	Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli