| 2CP | 2-Cys peroxiredoxin |
| AA | arachidonic acid |
| ATCUN | Amino Terminal Copper and Nickel binding motif |
| AXP | total pool of ATP and ADP |
| benzylIMD | 3-[substituted-benzyl]-menadiones |
| BSH | reduced bacillithiol |
| BSSB | oxidized bacillithiol |
| CFU | colony-forming unit |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| cp | circularly permuted |
| CQ | chloroquine |
| CuOOH | cumene hydroperoxide |
| DBMIB | 2,5-dibromo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone |
| DCMU | 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea |
| DPI | diphenyleneiodonium |
| dppf | 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene |
| DPS | 4,4′-dipyridyl disulfide |
| DR | diet-restricted |
| EB | elementary bodies |
| EBSH | bacillithiol redox potential |
| EGSH | glutathione redox potential |
| EMB | ethambutol |
| EMSH | mycothiol redox potential |
| ET(SH)2 | trypanothione redox potential |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| FD | ferredoxin |
| FF | fully fed |
| FLIM | fluorescence lifetime imaging |
| FNR | ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase |
| FP | fluorescent protein |
| FRET | Förster resonance energy transfer |
| FTR | (Fd)-dependent Trx reductase |
| G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GEFIs | genetically encoded fluorescent indicators |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| Grx1 | glutaredoxin 1 |
| GSH | reduced glutathione |
| GSSG | oxidized glutathione |
| hpi | hours post infection |
| IFN | interferon |
| IMS | intermembrane space of mitochondria |
| INH | isoniazid |
| iNOS | inducible NO synthase |
| L | lineage |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| MetT | 4-Methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl |
| mlt | meltdown |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| MSH | reduced mycothiol |
| Msm | Mycobacterium smegmatis |
| MSSM | oxidized mycothiol |
| Mtb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| MTH1 | mutT homologue |
| Myo | myosin |
| NCs | normal/long-sized cells |
| NOX | NADPH-oxidase |
| NTRC | NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase |
| OxyR-RD | regulatory domain of OxyR transcription factor |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLB | plumbagin |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| RACF | retrograde actin cable flow |
| RB | reticulate bodies |
| RBCs | red blood cells |
| RIF | rifampicin |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| roGFP | redox-sensitive green fluorescent protein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| rxRFP | redox sensitive red fluorescent protein |
| rxYFP | redox-sensitive yellow fluorescent protein |
| SCs | short-sized cells |
| SCV | Salmonella-containing vacuole |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SHAM | salicylhydroxamic acid |
| sigH | SigmaH factor |
| SPI2 | Salmonella pathogenicity island |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| T3SS | type 3 secretion system |
| T-REX | Rex protein from Thermus aquaticus |
| T(SH)2 | reduced trypanothione |
| Tpx | tryparedoxin |
| Trx | thioredoxin |
| TS2 | oxidized trypanothione |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| WT | wild type |
| YFP | yellow fluorescent protein |