AMPs	Antimicrobial peptides
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
LTA	Lipoteichoic acids
MALDI-TOF-MS	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
RP-HPLC	Reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
CLSM	Confocal laser scanning microscopy
CD	Circular dichroism
PI	Phosphatidylinositol
PIP	Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)bisphosphate
PS	Phosphatidylserine
PG	Phosphatidylglycerol
FITC	Fluorescein Isothiocyanate
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PBST	Phosphate-buffered saline with 0.05% tween 20
TFE	Trifluoroethanol
SDS	Sodium lauryl sulfate
MICs	The minimum inhibitory concentrations
MTT	3-[4,5-dimethylthiozol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
YPDA	Yeast Peptone Dextrose Agar
MOPs	Morpholinepropanesulfonic acid
MHB	Mueller-Hinton Broth
DiSC3–5	3,3-dipropylthiadicarbocyanine
CDI	Clostridium difficile infection
FMT	Fecal microbiota transplantation
APD	The Antimicrobial Peptide Database
TMP	Tetramethylbenzidine membrane peroxidase