| core OS | Core oligosaccharide |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| Hepta Lip A | Hepta-acylated Lipid A |
| Hexa Lip A | Hexa-acylated Lip A |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MALDI-TOF MS | Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry |
| Penta Lip A | Penta-acylated Lipid A |
| R-LPS | Rough-type |
| SWBM | Sea water based medium |
| S-LPS | Smooth-type LPS |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis |
| Tetra Lip A | Tetra-acylated Lipid A |
| TLR4/MD-2 | Toll-Like Receptor 4/Myeloid Differentiation factor-2 |