Table 1.

Summary of used abbreviations for OMVs based on their induction method, as described in the text.

Method	Abbreviation	Yield	Remarks
No induction	sOMV	Low	-
Genetically induced OMVs	gOMV	Variable	Possible change in cargo
Detergent induced OMVs	dOMV	High	Loss of LPS and lipoproteins
Sonication induced OMVs	lOMV	High	Contamination with IM
Extraction molecule induced OMVs	nOMV	High	Potential loss of membrane stability
Peptide induced OMVs	pOMV	Low	Potential loss of membrane stability
Antibiotic induced OMVs	aOMV	Variable	Antibiotic presence or resistance
Heat induced OMVs	hOMV	High	Possible change in lipid composition