Ag	Silver
Ag2Se	Silver selenide
AIDS	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Al2O3	Aluminium oxide
Au	Gold
AuCl4	Tetrachloroaurate
BMV	Brome mosaic virus
CaCO3	Calcium carbonate
CCMV	Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus
CdCl2	Cadmium chloride
CdS	Cadmium sulfate
CdSe	Cadmium selenide
CdTe	Cadmium telluride
CFB	Cytophaga/flexibacter/bacteroides
Co	Cobalt
CO2	Carbon dioxide
COVID-19	Coronavirus disease 2019
Cr	Chromium
Cu	Copper
Cyb5R	Cytochrome b5 reductase enzyme
DNA	Deoxyribose nucleic acid
EPS	Extra cellular polysaccharides
Fe	Iron
Fe2O3	Iron oxide
Fe3O4	Ferrosoferric oxide/magnetite
Fe3S4	Greigite
FISH-PAN	Fluorescent in situ hybridization using peptide nucleic acid probes
GSH	Glutathione
HBV	Hepatitis B virus
ICG	Indocyanine green
K2TeO3	Potassium tellurite
Li	Lithium
MAI	Magnetosome Island
MB	Methylene blue
Mn	Manganese
MRG	Metal resistance genes
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
Na2SeO3	Sodium selenite
NaCl	Sodium chloride
Ni	Nickel
NIR	Near-infrared
4-NP	4-Nitrophenol
NPs	Nanoparticles
PbS	Lead sulfide
PbSe	Lead selenide
Pd	Palladium
PDDA	Polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride
Pt	Platinum
QDs	Quantum dots
RBPs	Receptor binding proteins
RCNMV	Red clover necrotic mosaic virus
Rh	Rhodium
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RT-PCR	Real time polymerase chain reaction
Ru	Ruthenium
S-layer	Surface layer
SARS	Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Sb2O3	Antimony trioxide
Se	Selenium
SiO2	Silicon dioxide
SRB	Sulfur reducing bacteria
TR	Translational repression
T4P	Type IV pili
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TiO2	Titanium dioxide
TMV	Tobacco mossaic virus
TORC1	Target of rapamycin complex 1
TR	Translational repression
U	Uranium
ZnO	Zinc oxide
ZnS	Zinc sulphide