Trypanosoma is a genus of single-celled parasitic flagellates known for causing diseases such as African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease. The organisms are elongated, motile protozoa that inhabit blood, tissue fluids, and the gut of insect vectors. In biology and medicine, the term denotes a diverse group within the class Kinetoplastida and is studied for its distinctive kinetoplast genome.
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