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). This evidence concerns the gene PTS and infection.