| CFU | Colony-forming unit(s) |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GFP | Green-fluorescent protein |
| HI | Heart infusion |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| MOI | Multiplicity of infection |
| NEC-1 | Necrostatin-1 |
| OD600 | Optical density at 600 nm wavelength |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| PLD | Phospholipase D |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |