SLC1A5 and infection: Compared to control animals, infection with H. suis strain HS5cLP resulted in a downregulation of ASCT2 expression in mice at 9 weeks pi (Figure 6B, p < 0.05), and infection with H. suis strain HS5cLPΔggt revealed significantly higher ASCT2 expression levels compared to WT H. suis infection (Figure 6B, p < 0.05).