AFM	atomic force microscopy
AgNPs	silver nanoparticles
AgSD	silver sulfadiazine
AHL	N-acyl homoserine lactone
AMP	ampicillin
AMPs	antimicrobial peptides
AZM	azithromycin
Bap	biofilm-associated protein
CCCP	carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone
CFS	cell-free supernatant
CHs	chitosan hydrogels
CIP	ciprofloxacin
CLSM	confocal laser scanning microscopy
Col	colistin
CORMs	carbon monoxide releasing molecules
CSAs	ceragenins
CSH	cell surface hydrophobicity
CUP	chaperone-usher pili
CVC	central venous catheter
EPIs	efflux pump inhibitors
EPS	extracellular polymeric substance
ETEC	enterotoxigenic E. coli
FE-SEM	field-emission scanning electron microscopy
GN	gentamicin
HAIs	healthcare-acquired infections
haNPs	human albumin nanoparticles
IM	inner membrane
IMP	imipenem
MBEC-50	minimum concentration that kills 50% of cells in preformed biofilm
MBEC-80	minimum concentration that kills 80% of cells in preformed biofilm
MBEC	minimal biofilm eradication concentration
MBIC	minimal biofilm inhibitory concentration
MDR	multidrug resistant
MIC	minimal inhibitory concentration
MOI	multiplicity of infection
MRP	meropenem
NL	nanoliposomal
NMP	1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine
NPs	nanoparticles
NS	not specified
3-OH-C12-HSL	3-hydroxy-dodecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
OM	outer membrane
OMPs	outer membrane proteins
OMVs	outer membrane vesicles
PaβN	phenylalanine-arginine β-naphthylamide
PDI	photodynamic inactivation
PNAG	poly-β-(1-6)-N-acetylglucosamine
POL	polymyxin B
PS	photosensitizer
QQ	quorum quenching
QS	quorum sensing
QSIs	QS inhibitors
RIF	rifampicin
RND	resistance nodulation-division
Sec	general secretory pathway
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SXT	cotrimoxazole
T2SS	type II secretion system
T7SS	type VII secretion system
T8SS	type VIII secretion system
TIG	tigecycline
TOB	tobramycin
XDR	extensively drug resistant