We construct a diffusive matrix model for the β-Wishart (or Laguerre) ensemble for general continuous β∈[0,2], which preserves invariance under the orthogonal/unitary group transformation. Scaling the Dyson index β with the largest size M of the data matrix as β=2c/M (with c a fixed positive constant), we obtain a family of spectral densities parametrized by c. As c is varied, this density interpolates continuously between the Mar\vcenko-Pastur (c→∞ limit) and the Gamma law (c→0 limit). Analyzing the full Stieltjes transform (resolvent) equation, we obtain as a byproduct the correction to the Mar\vcenko-Pastur density in the bulk up to order 1/M for all β and up to order 1/M2 for the particular cases β=1,2.