cDNA	Complementary DNA
CFU	Colony forming unit
CPS	Capsular polysaccharide
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s Medium
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
FACS	Fluorescence associated cell sorting
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FITC	Fluoroscein isothiocyanate
GbO3	globotriaosylceramide
Hypox	hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase 1
IL	Interleukin
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MFI	Mean fluorescence intensities
MOI	Multiplicity of infection
NPTr	Newborn Pig Tracheal cells
PAMs	Primary alveolar macrophages
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	Polymerization chain reaction
PPIA	Peptidylprolyl isomerase A
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription polymerization chain reaction
ST	Sequence type
THA	Todd-Hewitt broth agar
THB	Todd-Hewitt broth
VtaA	Trimeric autotransporter