| Avr9 | Avirulence gene |
| Camp | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CBLs | Chitin-binding lectins |
| CERK1 | Chitin elicitor receptor kinase 1 |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| DAC | N-acetyl glucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GlcNAc-1-P | N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate |
| GlcNAc-6-P | N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate |
| GlcNAc | N-acetylglucosamine |
| HXK | Hexokinase |
| LYK | LysM domain receptor-like kinase |
| lyk3 | LysM domain receptor-like kinase 3 |
| LysM | Lysin motif domain |
| MAMPs | Microbe-associated molecular patterns |
| NAG | glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase |
| NFP | Nod factor perception |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PTS | Phosphotransferase system |
| PV | Parasitophorous vacuole |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| UDP-GlcNAc | Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine |