Quantitative single-cell analysis of Leishmania major amastigote differentiation demonstrates variably extended expression of the lipophosphoglycan (LPG) virulence factor in different host cell types

• Michael A. Mandell,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Current address: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Wandy L. Beatty,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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• Stephen M. Beverley

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: stephen.beverley@wustl.edu

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5319-0811

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