This method quantifies microbial abundance using a 96-well plate format to plate colony forming units (CFUs) and is applied to the Drosophila microbiome in whole fly homogenate samples. CFUs are counted with an automated image analysis software provided here.
Dodge, R., Ludington, W. B. Fast Colony Forming Unit Counting in 96-Well Plate Format Applied to the Drosophila Microbiome. J. Vis. Exp. (191), e64298, doi:10.3791/64298 (2023).