| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | S-R | Smooth-rough [bacteria]; Stimulus-response |
 | BIP | Bacterial Intravenous Protein |
 | NTM | Nontuberculous Mycobacteria |
 | BC | Bacillus Cereus |
 | UBA | Undenaturated Bacterial Antigen; Ureidoisobutyric Acid |
 | L-VARIANT | A Defective Bacterial Variant That Can Multiply On Hypertonic Medium |
 | ACB | Antibody-coated Bacteria; Aortocoronary Bypass; Arterialized Capillary Blood; Asymptomatic Carotid Bruit |
 | B-G | Bordet-Gengou [agar, Bacillus, Phenomenon] |
 | MRB | Multiply Resistant Bacteria |
 | ABE | Acute Bacterial Exacerbations Of Chronic Bronchitis |
 | L | Outer Membrane Layer Of Cell Wall Of Gram-negative Bacteria (layer) |
 | IBC | Incidence Of Bacteria-carrier |
 | EE | Enterobacteriaceae Enrichment [broth] |
 | ADM | Armadillo-derived Mycobacteria |
 | LBF | Lactobacillus Bulgaricus Factor; Limb Blood Flow; Liver Blood Flow |