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is the average number of people infected from one other person. For example, Ebola has an of two, so on average, a person who has Ebola will pass it on to two other people.. In epidemiology, the basic reproduction number, or basic reproductive number (sometimes called basic reproduction ratio or basic reproductive rate), denoted (pronounced R nought or R zero), [1] of an infection is the ...
Microbiology (from Ancient Greek μῑκρος (mīkros) 'small' βίος (bíos) 'life' and -λογία () 'study of') is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells).
[1] [2] MIC testing is performed in both diagnostic [1] [2] and drug discovery laboratories. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The MIC is determined by preparing a dilution series of the chemical, adding agar or broth , then inoculating with bacteria or fungi, and incubating at a suitable temperature .