| ARMs | Amoeba-resistant microorganisms |
| ARB | Amoeba-resistant bacteria |
| CPE | Cytopathic effect |
| FLA | Free living amoeba |
| HAdV | Human adenovirus |
| PYG | Peptone-yeast-glucose medium |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| MATE | Multidrug and toxin extrusion |
| MBP | Mannose-binding protein |
| NOS | Newcastle-Ottawa Scale |
| NNA | Non-nutrient agar |
| NTM | Nontuberculous Mycobacterium |
| PYG | Peptone-yeast-glucose |
| SCGYE | Serum-casein glucose yeast extract |
| TSB | Tryptic soy-yeast extract broth |
| VBMC | Viable but non-culturable |
| WoS | Web of Science |