In contrast, almost 100 transcripts related to genes typically involved in viral protein translation during infection (e.g. rps2, 12, 14; wdr12; rpf2; nip7; eif4; eif4ebp3l; eif4a3; eif4ea; eif4b) were down-regulated (Table 4, Additional file 5). This evidence concerns the gene RPS2 and infection.