The cruzi and brucei species of these parasitic kinetoplastids are transmitted by the assassin bug and by the tsetse fly respectively.
Acidocalcisomes and GPI anchors were discovered in a member of this genus. Organisms of this genus have mtDNA packaged into minicircles and maxicircles and anchored by the tripartite attachment complex. Transcription in this eukaryotic genus is polycistronic and is followed by trans-splicing. The consensus VGS promoter is native to these organisms. The nuclear dye DAPI was discovered in a failed attempt to target this genus. Cattle infected by members of this genus are treated with ethidium bromide. Infection by it is diagnosed by a (*) card agglutination test. In the blood, these organisms undergo spontaneous antigen switching for surface glycoproteins. The cruzi and brucei species of these parasitic kinetoplastids are transmitted by the assassin bug and by the tsetse fly respectively. For 10 points, name this genus of protazoans that cause and also lend their name to African sleeping sickness.
Acidocalcisomes and GPI anchors were discovered in a member of this genus.
trypanosomes [or Trypanosoma]