A pathogen which cannot be cultured in an artificial medium is

Protozoan

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Virus

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Bacterium

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Fungus

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Solution

The correct option is B Virus
The pathogens are cultured in the artificial medium in order to study their characteristics and search for the antibiotics which can be used against the infection caused by these pathogens. The viruses cannot be cultured in the artificial medium because these are obligate parasites and require living cells for the growth.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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