2-FL	2-Fucosyllactose
3-FL	3-Fucosyllactose
3-SL	3-Sialyllactose
6-SL	6-Sialyllactose
α1,2-fucose	FUT2
α1,4-fucose	FUT3
AHL	Acyl homoserine lactones
AOS	Alginate oligosaccharide
AP	Acetylation pattern
COS	Chito-oligosaccharides/chitosan oligosaccharides
Ctx	Vibrio cholerae toxin
DA	Degree of acetylation
DD	Degree of deacetylation
DP	Degree of polymerization
EPEC	Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
EPS	Extracellular polymeric substances
FO	Fucosylated oligosaccharides
FOS	Fructo-oligosaccharides
Gal	Galactose
GBS	Group B Streptococcus
Gb3	Globotriaosylceramide
GC	Guluronic content
Glc	Glucose
GlcN	β-1,4-linked d-glucosamine
GlcNAc	N-acetylglucosamine
GOS	Galacto-oligosaccharides
HMOs	Human milk oligosaccharides
HMWF	High-molecular weight fraction
LMWF	Low-molecular weight fraction
LNFP I	Lacto-N-fucopentaose I
LNT	Lacto-N-tetraose
LSTa	LS-tetrasaccharide a
MOS	Mannan-oligosaccharides
NDOs	Non-digestible oligosaccharides
POS	Pectic oligosaccharides
QS	Quorum-Sensing
Stx	Shiga toxin
UPEC	UroPathogenic Escherichia coli
VTEC	Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli