| 2−ΔCT | Comparative CT method |
| BACT | β-actin |
| Cq | Cycle of quantification |
| CT | Treshold cycle |
| CYPA | Cyclophylin A |
| DAMPs | Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| EcN | Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 |
| ELISA | Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |
| GF | Germ-free |
| GIT | Gastrointestinal tract |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LA | Lactobacillus amylovorus |
| LBP | Lipopolysaccharide binding protein |
| LM | Lactobacillus mucosae |
| LNA | Locked nucleic acid |
| LT2 | Salmonella Typhimurium strain LT2 |
| MD-2 | Myeloid differentiation factor 2 |
| MRS | De Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NTS | Non-typhoidal Salmonellae |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PRRs | Pathogen Recognition Receptors |
| RAGE | Receptor for Advanced Glycation End |
| RT-qPCR | Real-Time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ST | Salmonella Typhimurium |
| TLR | Toll-like Receptor |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| TRIF | TIR domain-containing adaptor inducing IFN-β |