In this genus, vesicle trafficking to the flagellar pocket is predicted by the GPI valence hypothesis. Paul Ehrlich found that the blindness-causing atoxyl kills organisms in this genus, before discovering (-5[1])that syphilis can be treated by its derivative salvarsan. The anti-hair growth drug eflornithine kills organisms in this genus. By inhibiting replication of interlocked mini- and maxicircles in their kDNA, organisms of this genus are killed by the (15[1])intercalator (*) ethidium bromide. This genus uses variant (10[1])surface glycoproteins, or VSGs, to avoid the immune system. (-5[1])The “kissing bug” transmits a species (10[1])in this genus discovered by Carlos Chagas. (-5[1])After crossing the blood-brain barrier, (10[1])the brucei (10[1]-5[1])■END■