| 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 |