Improving Agar Plate Image Quality Using a Low-Cost 3D-Printed Lightbox

O'Callaghan, L. A., Olsen, M., Kam, C., Linnanne, M., Goldsworthy, A. MicrobiologyOpen DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.70399

Abstract: Agar plate photography is widely used to document microbial growth, but images captured under routine laboratory lighting are often affected by glare, reflections, shadows, and uneven illumination, which may compromise both visual interpretation and computational analysis. This proof-of-concept study developed and evaluated a low-cost, three-dimensional (3D)-printed lightbox for standardized smartphone-based agar plate imaging.