| TB | tuberculosis |
| MTBC | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex |
| MB894 | Mycobacterium bovis strain 894 |
| BALT | Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| INDELs | insertions/deletions |
| TB-LL | Tuberculosis-Like Lesions |
| CFU | Colony Forming Units |
| bPPD | bovine Purified Protein Derivative |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| OD | optical density |
| TLC | Thin Layer Chromatography |
| PDIMs | phthiocerol dimycocerosate |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |