| M. bovis | Mycobacterium bovis |
| M. tb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| MTBC | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex |
| TKI | Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor |
| PP2Ac | catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BMDM | Bone marrow derived macrophages |
| ELISA | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
| WB | Western bloat |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |