| AMPs | Antimicrobial peptides |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMEMg | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium supplemented with 2 mM glutamine |
| EPS | Extracellular polymeric substances |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| MIC | Mimimum inhibitory concentration |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |