| ART | Artesunate |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CDV | cidofovir |
| d | day(s) |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| FOS | foscarnet |
| GCV | ganciclovir |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HCMV | human cytomegalovirus |
| HFF | human foreskin fibroblast |
| IE1 | immediate-early protein 1 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MBV | maribavir |
| MEF | murine embryonic fibroblast |
| MEM | Eagle’s Minimal Essential medium |
| min | minute(s) |
| MOI | multiplicity of infection |
| p.i. | post-infection |
| rpm | rotations per minute |
| SD | standard deviation |
| STP | staurosporine |
| VGCV | valganciclovir |