This protocol describes how to inoculate C57BL/6J mice with the EGD strain of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) and to measure interferon-γ (IFN-γ) responses by natural killer (NK) cells, natural killer T (NKT) cells, and adaptive T lymphocytes post-infection. This protocol also describes how to conduct survival studies in mice after infection with a modified LD50 dose of the pathogen.
Ahn, J. J., Selvanantham, T., Zhang, M. A., Mallevaey, T., Dunn, S. E. Experimental Infection with Listeria monocytogenes as a Model for Studying Host Interferon-γ Responses. J. Vis. Exp. (117), e54554, doi:10.3791/54554 (2016).