| AMP | antimicrobial peptide; |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin; |
| CFU | colony forming units; |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; |
| EEA1 | early endosomal antigen 1; |
| FCS | fetal calf serum; |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; |
| LAM | lipoarabinomannan; |
| LAMP-1 | lysosomal antigen membrane protein 1; |
| MDM | monocyte derived macrophages; |
| MOI | multiplicity of infection; |
| Mtb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis; |
| NHS | N-Hydroxysuccinimide; |
| OADC | oleic acid albumin dextrose catalase; |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell; |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde; |
| STED | stimulated emission depletion; |
| TAMRA | 5-Carboxytetramethylrhodamin |