| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| ARG | Antimicrobial resistance gene |
| BProcessing | Beef processing plant |
| CBasins | Catch basins |
| CFeces | Cattle feces |
| CHumans | Clinically ill humans |
| ECP | E. coli common pilus |
| ESBL | Extended spectrum beta-lactamase |
| ESBL-EC | Extended spectrum beta-lactamase E. coli |
| ExPEC | Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli |
| HGT | Horizontal gene transfer |
| ICE | Integrative Conjugative Element |
| LEE | Locus for enterocyte effacement |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance |
| MGE | Mobile genetic element |
| MSewage | Municipal sewage treatment |
| QRDR | Quinolone resistance-determining region |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SStreams | Surrounding streams |
| STEC | Shiga toxigenic E. coli |
| WGS | Whole genome sequence |