In 1970, the number of HMOs declined to fewer than 40. Paul M. Ellwood, Jr., often called the father of the HMO, began having discussions with what is today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that led to the enactment of the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973.
How is Nutrient Broth (microbiology) abbreviated? NB stands for Nutrient Broth (microbiology). NB is defined as Nutrient Broth (microbiology) very rarely.
Definition. noun, singular: bacterium (Science: Microbiology) Microscopic, single-celled organisms belonging to Kingdom Monera that possess a prokaryotic type of cell structure, which means their cells are noncompartmentalized, and their DNA (usually circular) can be found throughout the cytoplasm rather than within a membrane-bound nucleus.