Rhesus macaque BAL samples were passed through a 100-μm cell strainer, pelleted, and counted for analysis. Granulomas were individually resected from the lungs, and samples used for flow cytometry analysis were pushed through a 100-μm cell strainer. Aliquots from all samples were serially diluted and plated on 7H11 agar plates for CFU quantification. Alternatively, resected granulomas were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for later paraffin embedding. Samples were stained with surface antibody cocktails for 20 min at 4°C followed by
fixable live/dead cell stain (Molecular Probes; Invitrogen). Cells were then fixed and permeabilized (eBioscience
Transcription Factor Staining Buffer Kit) for at least 1 h followed by intracellular antigen staining for 30 min at 4°C. Cells were washed and samples acquired on a
FACSymphony (BD Biosciences) at NIH. FACS data were analyzed using FlowJo 10 (FlowJo, LLC).
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