nonvector
/nɑnˈvɛktər/
noun
- An organism, especially an insect or animal, that does not transmit a disease or pathogen from one host to another.
- The garden spider is a nonvector, so it poses no risk of spreading Lyme disease.
- Researchers studied the nonvector insects to compare their behavior with disease-carrying ones.
- Unlike mosquitoes, this species is a nonvector for malaria.
Antonyms
adjective
- Not serving as a carrier or transmitter of something, especially a disease or genetic material.
- The nonvector population of ticks was safe to handle in the lab.
- In genetic engineering, nonvector organisms are used as controls.
- The report classified the area as nonvector for the virus due to the absence of carrier species.