| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CMT | Cytoplasmic membrane transporter |
| COPD | Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Cryo-EM | Cryogenic electron microscopy |
| CYTO-C | Cytoplasmic copper chaperone |
| CZC | Co(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPR | Electron paramagnetic resonance |
| ExoS | Exoenzyme S |
| ExoT | Exoenzyme T |
| ExoU | Exoenzyme U |
| ExoY | Exoenzyme Y |
| Glu | Glutamic acid |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency viruses |
| HME | Heavy metal efflux |
| IRVS | Intensive respiratory or vasopressor support |
| iTOL | Interactive Tree of Life |
| KD | Dissociation constant |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MCO | Multicopper oxidase |
| merR | Mercuric resistance operon regulatory protein |
| Met | Methionine |
| MFP | Membrane fusion protein |
| MFS | Major facilitator superfamily |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| OMF | Outer membrane factor |
| PCH | Pyochelin |
| Peri C | Periplasmic copper chaperone |
| PtrA | Pseudomonas type III repressor A |
| P-type | P-type copper ATPase |
| PVD | Pyoverdine |
| QS | Quorum sensing |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RND | Resistance nodulation division |
| rpoD | RNA polymerase sigma factor |
| Sidero | Siderophores |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| T3SS | Type III secretion system |
| T6SS | The type VI secretion system |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| 2CS | Copper-sensing two-component |