| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | PDB | Phosphorus-dissolving Bacteria |
 | L | Outer Membrane Layer Of Cell Wall Of Gram-negative Bacteria (layer) |
 | SBE | Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
 | UBA | Undenaturated Bacterial Antigen; Ureidoisobutyric Acid |
 | BIP | Bacterial Intravenous Protein |
 | BAC | Bacterial Antigen Complex |
 | AFB | Acid Fast Bacillus |
 | NCIMB | National Collection Of Industrial And Marine Bacteria [UK] |
 | GNB | Ganglioneuroblastoma; Gram-negative Bacillus; Guanine Nucleotide-binding [protein] |
 | H | Bacterial Antigen In Serologic Classification Of Bacteria [Ger. Hauch, Breath] |
 | BG | Bacillus Globigii |
 | IBIS | Invasive Bacterial Infection Surveillance [study] |
 | L-VARIANT | A Defective Bacterial Variant That Can Multiply On Hypertonic Medium |
 | ABE | Acute Bacterial Exacerbations Of Chronic Bronchitis |
 | DNTM | Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial [infection] |