| PNAG | poly-N-acetylglucosamine |
| MSSA | methicillin-sensitive S. aureus |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant S. aureus |
| WGA | Wheatgerm agglutinin |
| sWGA | Succinylated WGA |
| eDNA | extracellular DNA |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| WT | Wild type |
| GlcNAc | N-acetylglucosamine |
| LTA | Lipoteichoic acid |
| Man | Mannose |
| IC50 | half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| HPA | Helix pomatia agglutinin |
| GSL-II | Griffonia simplicifolia lectin-II |
| DSA | Datura stramonium agglutinin |
| AAL | Aleuria aurantia lectin |
| MPA | Maclura pomifera agglutinin |
| SSEA3 | stage specific embryonic antigen 3 |
| DBA | Dolichos biflorus agglutinin |
| ACA | Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin |
| AMA | Arum maculatum agglutinin |
| LacNAc | N-acetyllactosamine |
| CPA | Cicer arietinum agglutinin |
| VRA | Vigna radiata agglutinin |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| CPS | Capsular polysaccharide |
| 3SLac | 3′sialyllactose |
| 6SLac | 6′sialyllactose |
| LNT | lacto-N-tetraose |
| FnBP | fibronectin-binding protein |
| Lex | Lewis x |
| BGA | Blood group A |
| BGB | Blood group B |
| BHI | Brain Heart Infusion |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |