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CFY/fly is 10^2 to 10^8

 10^2 to 10^8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069112/

Lactobacillus & Acetobacter symbiosis

  Lactobacillus produces lactate, which is used by Acetobacter to produce amino acids, which is used by Lactobacillus. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18049-9

Germ-free Dmel requires 3 generations since the treatment influences the first generation

1st Gen mean life is ~55 days, 2nd Gen has ~68 days, and 3rd Gen has about 72 days. CV has 60 days. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6660043/ 

Wolbachia & microbiome load

Both a ntibiotics and  Wolbachia  significantly reduced the biodiversity of the gut microbiota without changing the total microbial load.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022201116302130#s0005

Wolbachia strain wAu

Wolbachia  strain  w Au spread through Australian populations of  Drosophila simulans  despite not causing CI, [probbaly due to its antiviral effects] https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-021-02838-z