| EOs | essential oils |
| EOCs | essential oil compounds |
| FICI | fractional inhibitory concentration index |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| MIC | minimal inhibitory concentration |
| MLSB | phenotype expressing resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramins B |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PFGE | pulsed-field gel electrophoresis |