| 6dTal | 6-Deoxy-l-talose |
| AcOH | Acetic acid |
| COSY | Correlation Spectroscopy |
| CPS | Capsular PolySaccharide |
| Glc | Glucose |
| GLC | Gas-Liquid Chromatography |
| GlcpNAc | N-acetyl Glucosamine |
| Gro-al | Glyceraldehyde |
| HMBC | Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation |
| HR ESI MS | High Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| KL | (Chromosomal) K Locus |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| OS | OligoSaccharide |
| Rha | Rhamnose |
| ROESY | Rotating-frame Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic Acid |
| TOCSY | Total Correlation Spectroscopy |