| FMT | fecal microbiota transplantation |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| RE | responders |
| NR | non-responders |
| CRP | C reactive protein |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| BMI | body mass index |
| IECs | intestinal epithelial cells |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| OTUs | operational taxonomic units |
| RDP | ribosomal database project |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| RDA | redundancy analysis |
| CDI | Clostridioides difficile infection |
| RCT | randomized clinical trial |
| SCFAs | short-chain fatty acids |
| LFD | low-fat high-fiber diet |
| iSAD | improved standard American diet |
| UCED | Ulcerative Colitis Exclusion Diet |
| aGvHD | Acute Graft versus Host Disease |
| allo-HSCT | allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |