| CAZy(mes) | carbohydrate-active enzyme(s) |
| ddH2O | doubled deionized water |
| GH48 | glycoside hydrolase of family 48 |
| GR | digestate (from German: Gärrest) |
| IS | in sacco |
| MAE | mean absolute error |
| MI | mesophilic-instable |
| MPN | most probable number |
| MS | mesophilic-stable |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| NTC | non-template control |
| OTU | operational taxonomic unit |
| PRESS | predicted residual error sum of squares |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RMSE | root-mean-square error |
| RT | reverse transcription |
| TI | thermophilic-instable |
| TS | thermophilic-stable |
| txid | taxonomic identification number |