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trypomastigote

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trypomastigote
the characteristic developmental stage of trypanosomes, usually in the vertebrate host but may be in the invertebrate. A leaf-like form with an undulating membrane and often a free flagellum.


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Recently, the chloroform extract of the plant was tested against epimastigote and trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi, and exhibited significant activity against both forms of the parasite (Guzman et al.
Trypomastigotes and potential flea vectors of the endemic rodents and the introduced Rattus rattus in the rain- forests of Madagascar.
In the intestinal tract of insects, the absorbed trypomastigotes undergo transformations into spheromastigotes and epimastigotes that divide by binary fission.
 
 
 
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