Except for Hist1h1d, which was continuously expressed throughout the entire Δ-mce1 H37Rv time-course experiment, none of the genes that were up-regulated 5-fold or more by 15 min post H37Rv-infection were transcribed at a similar level the first hour post Δ-mce1 H37Rv-infection. Here, H1-3 is linked to infection.