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. 2021 Dec 5;14(12):1262. doi: 10.3390/ph14121262
ABC ATP binding cassette
ACP Acyl carrier protein
AIs Autoinducers
AIPs Autoinducing peptides
AHL N-acyl-homoserine lactone
AQs 2-alkyl-4(1H)-quinolones
AQNOs 2-alkyl-4-quinolone N-oxides
ATB Antibiotic
AVAs Anti-virulence agents
BHL N-butanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
CA Chorismic acid
CIO Cyanide-insensitive terminal oxidase
DHQ 2,4-dihydroxyquinoline
ECDC European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
eDNA Extracellular DNA
EPS Exopolysaccharides
ETA Exotoxin A
EU/EEA European Union/European Economic Area
HCL HomoCysteine Lactone
HHQ 2-heptyl-4(1H)-quinolone
HQNO 2-heptyl-4-quinolone N-oxide
HSL HomoSerine Lactone
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IgG Immunoglobulin G
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MDR Multidrug-resistant
MvfR Multiple virulence-factor regulator
NQNO 2-nonyl-4-quinolone N-oxide
odDHL N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
OMV Outer membrane vesicles
PCA Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid
Pe Phosphatidylethanolamine
PG Phosphatidylglycerol
PIV Type IV proteases
PLLs Phosphotriesterase-like lactonases
PQS Pseudomonas quinolone signal
QQ Quorum Quenching
QS Quorum Sensing
QSIs Quorum Sensing inhibitors
SOD Superoxide dismutase
sPLA2-IIA Soluble Type IIA phospholipase A2