4,6Pyr	4,6-ketal-pyruvate
AADGalp	α-d-2-N-acetylamido-4-amino-galactopyranose
Ac	acetyl
Am	aecetamido
CA	colonic acid
Cm	carbamoyl
CPS	capsular polysaccharide
CSDB	Carbohydrate Structure Database
Cys	cysteine
D	aspartic acid
DPNH	reduced diphosphopyridine nucleotide
EPS	exopolysaccharide
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
Ery-ol	erythritol
ESI-MS	electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
f	furanosidic
Fuc	fucose
Gal	galactose
GalN	galactosamine
GalNAc	N-acetylgalactosamine
GalNAcA	α-N-acetyl-d-galactosamine uronic acid
GC	gas chromatography
Glc	glucose
GlcA	glucuronic acid
GlcNAc	N-acetylglucosamine
GOESY	gradient nuclear Overhauser and exchange spectroscopy
GT	glycosyltransferase
H	histidine
HMBC	hetero multiple bond correlation
HMM	Hidden Markow Model
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
Kdn	2-keto-3-deoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-nononic acid
Kdo	3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid
L	leucine
LOS	lipooligosaccharide
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LTA	lipoteichoic acid
MAI complex	Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare complex
Man	mannose
Man-ol	mannitol
ManNAc	N-acetylmannosamine
Me	methyl
MOPDG	4,6Pyr-OMe-β-d-Galp
MurNAc	N-acetylmuramic acid
NOESY	nuclear Overhauser and exchange spectroscopy
p	pyranosidic
P	phosphate
PEP	phosphoenolpyruvate
PEtN	phosphoetanolamine
pNP	para-nitrophenyl
Pyr	pyruvate
pyrGal-ase	pyruvylated galactose-releasing enzyme
QuiNAc	N-acetylquinovosamine
R	arginine
Rha	rhamnose
Rho	5-amino-3,5-dideoxynonulosonic (rhodaminic) acid
Rib-ol	ribitol
ROESY	rotating frame Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy
RP	reversed phase
RU	repeating unit
SAP	plasma glycoprotein serum amyloid P component
SCWP	secondary cell wall glycopolymer
Ser	serine
SLH	surface layer homology
sp.	species
spp.	species (plural)
TA	teichoic acid
undp-P	undecaprenylphosphate
WTA	wall teichoic acid