| ASLV | Avian sarcoma and leukosis virus |
| FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer |
| EBOV | Ebola virus |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| HeV | Hendra virus |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus-1 |
| HTS | High-throughput screening |
| IAV | Influenza A virus |
| IFITM | Interferon-induced transmembrane protein |
| LASV | Lassa virus |
| MARV | Marburg virus |
| MOI | Multiplicity of infection |
| NiV | Nipah virus |
| QD | Quantum dot |
| RT-BlaM | Real-time BlaM assay |
| TA-BlaM | Time-of-addition BlaM assay |
| VLP | Virus-like particle |
| Vpr | Viral protein R |
| VSV | Vesicular stomatitis virus |