IFNG and infection: At day 9 after LCMV-Cl13 infection of IFNγR-/- mice, the number of total splenocytes was decreased ~10-fold compared to WT mice and this corresponded with a similar 10-fold decrease in the amount of total DC and stimDC (Fig 6B), suggesting that loss of IFNγ does not specifically affect stimDC maturation.