In biology, inoculum refers to the source material used for inoculation. ''Inoculum'' may refer to:
* In medicine, material that is the source of the
inoculation in a vaccine
* In microbiology,
propagule
In biology, a propagule is any material that functions in propagating an organism to the next stage in its life cycle, such as by dispersal. The propagule is usually distinct in form from the parent organism. Propagules are produced by organisms ...
s: cells, tissue, or viruses that are used to inoculate a new culture
*
Microbial inoculant Microbial inoculants also known as soil inoculants or bioinoculants are agricultural amendments that use beneficial rhizosphere, rhizosphericic or endophytic microbes to promote plant health. Many of the microbes involved form symbiosis, symbiotic r ...
, the beneficial introduction of microbes to improve plant health
* A method of propagation of
fungal plant disease transmission
*
Fermentation starter
A fermentation starter (called simply starter within the corresponding context, sometimes called a mother) is a preparation to assist the beginning of the fermentation process in preparation of various foods and alcoholic drinks. Food groups wh ...
, in food production
See also:
* ''
Fear Inoculum
''Fear Inoculum'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tool. It was released on August 30, 2019, through Tool Dissectional, Volcano Entertainment, and RCA Records. It is the band's first album in 13 years, due to creative, personal, ...
'', a 2019 album by American rock band
Tool
A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates ba ...
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