Leishmania mexicana can utilize amino acids as major carbon sources in macrophages but not in animal models

Eleanor C Saunders; Thomas Naderer; Jenny Chambers; Scott M Landfear; Malcolm J McConville

Journal article

Leishmania mexicana can utilize amino acids as major carbon sources in macrophages but not in animal models

Eleanor C Saunders, Thomas Naderer, Jenny Chambers, Scott M Landfear, Malcolm J McConville

Molecular Microbiology | WILEY | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13923

University of Melbourne Researchers

Malcolm McConville Author Biochemistry and Pharmacology

Eleanor Saunders Author Biochemistry and Pharmacology

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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant Number: APP1059530 and APP1059545. MJM is a NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. We acknowledge contributions by Dr. William Ng, Dr. Milica Ng and Dr. Miriam Ellis to work that led up to this study.