| CFS | cell-free culture supernatant |
| LB | Luria Bertani |
| MICs | minimum inhibitory concentrations |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| AKP | alkaline phosphatase |
| NPN | 1-N-phenylnaphthylamine |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| ΔΨ | membrane potential |
| ΔpH | pH gradient |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| GO | gene ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes |
| MRS | De Man Rogosa Sharpe |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| FPKM | fragments per kilobase per million fragments mapped |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| SD | standard deviation |