Question
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 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 intercalator (*) ethidium bromide. This genus uses variant surface glycoproteins, or VSGs, to avoid the immune system. The “kissing bug” transmits a species in this genus discovered by Carlos Chagas. After crossing the blood-brain barrier, the brucei (“BRUCE-ee”) species in this genus disrupts the sleep-wake cycle. For 10 points, name this genus of protozoans whose transmission through tsetse flies causes nagana and African sleeping sickness. ■END■
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Lee | Stanford+ | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | 67 | 15 |
| Shahar Schwartz | Cry of the Common Loon | Berkeley | 83 | -5 |
| Ian Tullis | A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs | number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | 89 | 10 |
| Rohan Shelke | Berkeley | Cry of the Common Loon | 131 | 10 |