( Vector ( ( An organism ) ( , ( ( such ( as ( ( ( ( ( ( ( an insect ) , ) mite ) , ) nematode ) or ) ( ( higher animal ) ( such ( as ( ( a ( ( bird or ) rodent ) ) ( that ( ( carries ( a ( pathogenic agent ) ) ) ( to ( a ( susceptible host ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (FRAG (ADVP (RB Vector)) (NP (DT An) (NN organism)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN insect)) (, ,) (NP (NN mite)) (, ,) (NP (NN nematode)) (CC or) (NP (NP (JJR higher) (NN animal)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bird) (CC or) (NN rodent)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ carries) (NP (DT a) (JJ pathogenic) (NN agent)) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ susceptible)) (NN host))))))))))) (. .)))
Vector An organism, such as an insect, mite, nematode or higher animal such as a bird or rodent that carries a pathogenic agent to a susceptible host.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT An) (NN organism)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ carries) (NP (NNS pathogens)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (CD one) (NN individual)) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT another))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN called) (NP (DT a) (NN vector)))) (. .)))