l-ara4N	4-amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose
ABC	ATP-binding cassette
AMR	antimicrobial resistance
CC	clonal complex
CoNS	coagulase negative staphylococci
CTX-M	cefotaximase
ECDC	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
erm	erythromycin ribosomal methylase
ESBLs	extended spectrum beta-lactamases
ESC(K)APE	E. faecium, S. aureus, Clostridium difficile, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, and Enterobacteriaceae
ESKAPE	Enterococcus faecium, S. aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
IMP	imipenemase
IS	insertion sequence
KPC	K. pneumoniae carbapenemase
QRDR	quinolone-resistance determining region
LA-MRSA	livestock-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MBL	metallo-β-lactamase
MFS	Major Facilitator Superfamily
MGE	mobile genetic element
MLSB	macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B
MLST	multilocus sequence typing
MRCoNS	methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci
MDR	multidrug resistance
MRSA	methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSE	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis
MSSA	methicillin susceptible S. aureus
NDM	New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases
OIE	World Organization for Animal Health
OXA	carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase
PBP	penicillin binding protein
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PEtN	phosphoethanolamine
PFGE	pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
PMQR	plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance
PVL	Panton-Valentine leucocidin
REA	restriction enzyme analysis
RND	resistance-nodulation-cell division family
RT	ribotype
SCCmec	staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec
SHV	sulfhydryl-variable β-Lactamase
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
ST	sequence type
TEM	Temoneira β-Lactamase
VIM	Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase
VRE	vancomycin-resistant enterococci
WHO	World Health Organization