 SIR susceptible-recovered identity

For the closed deterministic SIR model with $S(0)=S_0$, $R(0)=0$, infection rate $\beta SI$ and recovery rate $\gamma I$, division of the two flow equations gives $S(t)=S_0{e}^{-\beta R(t)/\gamma }$. Population conservation then expresses $I$ in terms of $R$.