| aa | amino acids |
| H | histidine |
| C | cysteine |
| A | adenine |
| T | thymine |
| ZF | zinc-finger |
| C2H2 | Cys2His2 |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| IR | inverted repeats |
| CRP | catabolite regulatory protein |
| EPS | exopolysaccharide |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| CG | cyclic glucans |
| H-NS | Histone–like Nucleoid–Structuring |
| RNAP | RNA polymerase |
| UP | upstream promoter |
| COG | clusters of orthologous genes |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| DEG | differentially expressed genes |
| T3SS | type three secretion system |