Plasma from a sick mouse is filtered across a membrane that has a 200 nm pore size. If the filtrate is still infectious when injected into a healthy mouse, then the pathogen is most likely a (n):

-parasitic worm

-fungus

-virus

-bacterium

-archaean

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Underwood

9 February, 00:51

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Niko Arellano · Answer 1

Virus

Explanation:

Viruses are usually sized 5 - 300 nanometers, while other organisms are much bigger (bacteria 0.5 to 5 micrometers).

Plasma from a sick mouse is filtered across a membrane that has a 200 nm pore size. If the filtrate is still infectious when injected into a healthy mouse, then the pathogen is most likely a (n):-parasitic worm-fungus-virus-bacterium-archaean