ADMET	absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity
AMK	amikacin
AMPs	antimicrobial peptides
AMR	antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
ARCD	antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile
attI	recombination site
AZT	aztreonam
BSI	bloodstream infection
CAZ	ceftazidime
CDI	Clostridium difficile infections
CFM	cefixime
CFZ	cefazolin
CPM	cefepime
CRE	carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae spp.
CREC	carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli
CRKP	carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
CTX	cefotaxime
EPS	extracellular polymeric substances
ESBL	extended spectrum beta-lactamases
ETP	ertapenem
FQ	fluoroquinolone
GEN	gentamicin
HGT	horizontal gene transfer
IMI	imipenem
intI	integrase gene
IS	insertion sequences
LGT	lateral gene transfer
MDR	multidrug-resistant
MEM	meropenem
MGEs	mobile genetic elements
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
MRG	macrolide resistance genes
MRSA	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
PBP	Penicillin-binding proteins
PDR	pan-drug-resistant
PTZ	piperacillin-tazobactam
rCDI	relapse after Clostridium difficile infection
SSI	surgical site infection
TEs	transposable elements
TET	tetracycline
TMT-SMX	trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Tn	transposons
TOB	tobramycin
UTIs	urinary tract infections
VISA	Staphylococcus aureus intermediate-resistant to vancomycin
VRE	vancomycin-resistant enterococci
VRSA	vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
XDR	Extensively drug-resistant