| A. odontolyticus ATCC 17929 | Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteria strain no. 17929 |
| E. faecalis ATCC 29211 | Enterococcus faecalis bacteria strain no. 29211 |
| P. acnes ATCC 11827 | Propionibacterium acnes bacteria strain no. 11827 |
| A549 | human lung adenocarcinoma; cell line isolated from a pulmonary adenocarcinoma |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| HGF | primary gingival fibroblast cell line derived from adult gingival tissue |
| MCF-7 | human breast adenocarcinoma |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| SKOV-3 | human ovarian adenocarcinoma |