E. childressi’ expressed nutrient importers for sugars (carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS) genes), lipids (fatty acid transporter (FATP) genes) and amino acids (yuiF) throughout its infection cycle, with the highest upregulation during the early and mid infection stages (Figs. 2 and 3, and Supplementary Tables 3 and 7). Here, SLC27A1 is linked to infection.