MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA	Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
HA-MRSA	Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
CA-MRSA	Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
PVL	Panton–Valentine Leukocidin
Nus	N-utilisation substances
RNAP	RNA polymerase
rRNA	Ribosomal RNA
PPI	Protein-protein interaction
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
CLSI	Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute
ATCC®	American Type Culture Collection
MHB	Mueller-Hinton broth
CA-MHB	Cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth
TSB	Tryptic soy broth
CFU	Colony-forming unit
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulphate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
DEPC	Diethyl pyrocarbonate
RBC	Red blood cell
ODXXX	Optical density at XXX nm wavelength
qPCR	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
cDNA	Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline