| AAF | aggregative adherence fimbria |
| AEEC | attaching and effacing Escherichia coli |
| aEPEC | “atypical” EPEC |
| AIEC | adherent-invasive Escherichia coli |
| C. difficile | Clostridium difficile |
| CNF | cytotoxic necrotizing factor |
| CpA | Clostridium perfringens type A |
| CpC | Clostridium perfringens type C |
| C. parvum | Cryptosporidium parvum |
| C. perfringens | Clostridium perfringens |
| C. suis | Cystoisospora suis |
| DAEC | diffusely adhering Escherichia coli |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| E. durans | Enterococcus durans |
| E. hirae | Enterococcus hirae |
| EAEC | enteroadherent |
| EAggEC | enteroaggregative E. coli |
| EHEC | enterohemorrhagic E. coli |
| EIEC | enteroinvasive E. coli |
| EPEC | enteropathogenic E. coli |
| ETEC | enterotoxigenic E. coli |
| E. villorum | Enterococcus villorum |
| LT | heat-labile toxin |
| NGS | next generation sequencing |
| NNPD | new neonatal porcine diarrhoea |
| NPD | neonatal porcine diarrhoea |
| NTEC | necrotoxigenic E. coli |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PEDV | porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus |
| RVA–J | rotavirus serotype A–J |
| S. ransomi | Strongyloides ransomi |
| ST | heat-stable toxins |
| STEC | Shiga toxin-producing E. coli |
| Stx | Shiga-like toxins |
| tEPEC | “true” or “typical” EPEC |
| TGEV | transmissible gastroenteritis virus |
| VTEC | verotoxin-producing E. coli |
| Vtx | verotoxins |