| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| anteiso-C15:0 | anteiso-pentadecanoic acid |
| anteiso-C17:0 | anteiso-heptadecanoic acid |
| iso-C15:0 | iso-pentadecanoic acid |
| iso-C13:0 | Iso-tridecanoic acid |
| anteiso-C13:0 | anteiso-tridecanoic acid |
| iso-C16:0 | iso-hexadecanoic acid |
| anteiso-C16:0 | anteiso-hexadecanoic acid |
| C18:0 | octadecanoic acid |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant S. aureus |
| GC×GC-MS | gas chromatography in combination with mass spectrometry |
| FA | fatty acid |
| BAMEs | bacterial fatty acid methyl esters |