APPENDIX B
Acronyms
ACE-ART
Assessment and Critical Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance Transferability
AFSSA
French Food Safety Authority
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AOM
azoxymethane
BLA
biologics license application
CBER
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFB
Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CFSAN
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CMC
chemistry, manufacturing, and controls
CONV-R
conventionally raised
CPS
capsular polysaccharide synthesis
DGGE
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
DLCL
diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DPF
day post-fertilization
DSHEA
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
DSS
dextran sodium sulfate
ESPGHAN
European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
FAE
follicle-associated epithelium
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
Fiaf
fastin-induced adipocyte factor
FISH
fluorescent in-situ hybridization
FLS
flagellin sensitivity
GALT
gut-associated lymphoid tissue
GBBS
Group B beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
GE
gastroesophageal
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GF
germ-free
GI
gastrointestinal
GPI
glycosylphatidylinositol
GRAS
generally recognizable as safe
HAART
highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HLA
human lymphocyte antigen
IBD
inflammatory bowel disease
IgA
immunoglobulin A
IgG
immunoglobulin G
IFN
interferon
IL
interleukin
IND
investigational new drug
IOM
Institute of Medicine
ISAPP
International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
IVET
in vivo expression technology
LPL
lipoprotein lipase
LPS
lipopolysaccharide
LRR-TM
leucine-rich repeat transmembrane
MALT
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
MEMS
microelectromechanical systems
NBS LRR
nucleotide-binding site plus leucine-rich repeat
NCBI
National Centre for Biotechnology Information
NK
natural killer
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OCTN
organic cation transporter genes
OVRR
Office of Vaccine Research and Review
PBMC
peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PRR
pattern recognition receptor
qRT
quantitative reverse transcription
RNA
ribonucleic acid
RPM
Resistance to P. syringae pv maculicola
RPS
Resistance to P. syringae
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SCID
severe combined immune deficient
SCOTS
selective capture of transcribed sequences
SLOTU
species-level operational taxonomic unit
SPF
specific pathogen free
STM
signature-tagged mutagenesis
T-DNA
transfer DNA
TGF
transforming growth factor
Th
T helper
TLR
toll-like receptor
TMV
tobacco mosaic virus
VTEC
verocytotoxigenic E. coli
WB
whole blood
WHO
World Health Organization
