| TB | Tuberculosis |
| M. tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| BCG | Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette–Guerin |
| Teff | effector T cells |
| TCM | central memory T cells |
| TEM | effector memory T cells |
| JAK-STAT pathway | Janus kinase signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway |
| Tfh | follicular helper T cell |
| GCs | germinal centers |
| DDA | dioctadecylammonium bromide |
| Poly (I:C)PBS | polyinosinic-polycytidylic acidphosphate buffered solution |
| TMB | 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine |
| EdU | 5-Ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine |
| IL | interleukin |
| LT70 | ESAT6-Ag85B-MPT64<190-198>-Mtb8.4-Rv2626c |
| MH | Mtb10.4-HspX |
| H56 | Ag85B-ESAT-6-Rv2660c |
| HyVac4 | Ag85B-TB10.4 |
| HEK | human embryonic kidney |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| rLV | recombined lentivirus |
| rAAV | recombined adeno-associated virus |
| s.c. | subcutaneously |
| E2A | E-protein family transcription factor |