You Are Studying an Infectious Agent,the Effects of Which Resemble

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Short Answer

You are studying an infectious agent,the effects of which resemble a virus.You isolate the agent and treat it with an enzyme that degrades proteins and it is unaffected.However,if treated with RNase,it loses its infectivity.What kind of pathogen is it most likely to be?

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