| CT | computed tomography |
| Cy | cyanine |
| DAFC | diacetylfusarinine C |
| DFO | desferrioxamine |
| DFO-B | desferrioxamine B |
| DFO-E | desferrioxamine E |
| FsC | fusarinine C |
| MirB | major facilitator iron regulated B (TAFC transporting SIT) |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PVD | pyoverdine |
| SIT | siderophore iron transporter |
| TAFC | triacetylfusarinine C |