| CIP | ciprofloxacin |
| AMP | antimicrobial peptide(s) |
| Orn | ornithine |
| MDR | multidrug resistant |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MW | molecular weight |
| MS | mass spectroscopy |
| GRAVY | grand average of hydropathicity |
| AI | aliphatic index |
| BI | boman index |
| pI | isoelectric point |
| FICI | fractional inhibitory concentration index |
| PAE | postantibiotic effect |
| MTT | methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium |
| SGF | simulated gastric fluid |
| SIF | simulated intestinal fluid |
| GEN | gentamicin |
| NPN | n-phenyl-1-naphthylamine |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| DISC3(5)) | 3,3′-dipropylthiadicarbocyanine iodide |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CD | circular dichroism |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope |
| OMVs | outer membrane vesicles |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| TEM | transmission electron microscope |
| CLSM | confocal laser scanning microscope |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| IL | interleukin |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| HEPES | n-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-n-2-ethane sulfonic acid |