| QS | quorum sensing |
| QSI | quorum sensing inhibitor |
| QSIs | quorum sensing inhibitors |
| AHL | microwave irradiation |
| MW | microwave irradiation |
| ∆G | affinity energy |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| IR | infrared |
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Ultrasound |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| DIP-MS | Direct Insertion Probe-Mass Spectrometry |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |