Previously, we found that antibody-mediated depletion of neutrophils did not rescue the virulence of L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA [23], therefore, we wanted to examine the possible role of both neutrophils and Ly6Chi monocytes in bacterial containment and CD8+ T cell generation during infections with L. monocytogenes L.p.FlaA. Here, CD8A is linked to infection.