| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | BE | Bacterial Endocarditis |
 | BS | Bacillus Subtilis |
 | NMSS | National Multiple Sclerosis Society; National Mycobacterial Surveillance System [Australia And New Zealand] |
 | ABA | American Burn Association; Antibacterial Activity; Arrest Before Arrival; Autonomic Blocking Agent |
 | BKD | Bacterial Kidney Disease |
 | PDB | Phosphorus-dissolving Bacteria |
 | BAP | Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase |
 | AFB | Acid Fast Bacillus |
 | ICPB | International Collection Of Phytopathogenic Bacteria |
 | LDB | Lamb Dysentery Bacillus; Legionnaires' Disease Bacillus; Location Database [genetics] |
 | LMM | Lactobacillus Maintenance Medium; Laser Microbeam Microdissection; Lentigo Maligna Melanoma; Light Meromyosin |
 | MOTT | Medical Observation Type Table; Mycobacteria Other Than Tuberculosis |
 | TBN | Bacillus Emulsion; Temporal Belief Network; Total Body Nitrogen |
 | F+ | A Bacterial Cell Having An F Plasmid |
 | PLP | Paenibacillus Larvae Subsp. Pulvifaciens |