| AHL | acyl-homoserine lactone |
| AIP | autoinducer peptide |
| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides |
| BID | BH3 interacting-domain death agonist |
| CBP | 4-chlorobiphenyl)methyl |
| d-Ala | d-Alanine |
| EPEC | Enteropathogenic E. coli |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FPRL-1 | formyl peptide receptor like-1 |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| QS | quorum sensing |
| RHIM | receptor-interacting protein homotypic interaction motif |
| RIP | receptor-interacting protein |
| RIPK1 | receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 |
| RIPK3 | receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| T3SS | type three secretion system |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| VRE | vancomycin-resistant enterococcus |