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mushroom poisoning
Mushroom poisoning is poisoning resulting from the ingestion of mushrooms that contain toxic substances. Its symptoms can vary from slight gastrointestinal discomfort to death in about 10 days. Mushroom toxins are secondary metabolites produced by ...
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toadstool
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
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s", only a small number of the many macroscopic fruiting bodies commonly known as mushrooms and toadstools have proven fatal to humans.
This list is not exhaustive and does not contain many fungi that, although not deadly, are still harmful. For a less-detailed list of fungi that include non-deadly poisonous species, see
List of poisonous fungi
This is a compendium of poisonous fungi. See also mushroom poisoning.
List of toxic mushroom species
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List of suspicious mushroom species
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Fungi with significant risk of death if consumed
Fungi where isolated deaths have been reported
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List of poisonous fungus species
This is a compendium of poisonous fungi. See also mushroom poisoning.
List of toxic mushroom species
''There are poisonous fungus species listed below.''
List of suspicious mushroom species
See also
*List of deadly fungi
*List of poisonous a ...
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Mycotoxicology
Mycotoxicology is the branch of mycology that focuses on analyzing and studying the toxins produced by fungi, known as mycotoxins.Bennett, J. W. 1987. Mycotoxins, mycotoxicoses, mycotoxicology and mycopathology. Mycopathlogia 100:3-5. In the food ...
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