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TB-specific scan A–C: FDT-PET/CT scan of a non-infected marmoset lung. D–F: FDT-PET/CT scan of a representative marmoset lung infected with TB pathogen; lesions are indicated by orange arrows.

Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease that has co-evolved with humans for millenia and is “arguably the most successful human bacterial pathogen,” the authors wrote.