LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
HSP	heat shock protein
GAS	group A Streptococcus
SpeB	Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
RGD	Arg-Gly-Asp
EPS	extracellular polymeric substances
QS	quorum sensing
cyclic-di-GMP	bis-(3’-5’)-cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate
HLP	histone-like DNA binding protein
PAMPs	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PRRs	pattern recognition receptors
LTA	lipoteichoic acid
NETs	neutrophil extracellular traps
CBP	collagen binding protein
DMFT	decayed, missing, and filled teeth
PA	190-kDa protein antigen
PBC	primary biliary cirrhosis