| QS | Quorum sensing |
| QSIs | Quorum sensing inhibitors |
| C7X | Catechin-7-xyloside |
| MDR | Multi-drug resistant |
| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| AIs | Autoinducers |
| AHL | Acyl homoserine lactone |
| LBD | Ligand binding domain |
| DBD | DNA-binding domain |
| 3OC12-HSL | N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone |
| C4-HSL | N-butanoyl-L-homoserine lactone |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| MST | Microscale thermophoresis |
| K D | Dissociation constant |
| TSA | Thermal shift assay |
| Tm B | Boltzmann Tm |
| ECR | Elastin congo red |