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Ergotism (pron. / ˈ ɜːr ɡ ə t ˌ ɪ z ə m / UR-gət-iz-əm) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ...
Although many people have a fear of mushroom poisoning by "toadstools", 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.
False Death Cap bufotenin [9] Europe and North America Amanita cokeri: Coker's amanita 2-amino-3-cyclopropylbutanoic acid and 2-amino-5-chloro-4-pentenoic acid [10] North America Amanita vittadinii. Amanita strobiliformis. Edible Agaricus species Amanita cothurnata: Booted amanita muscimol and ibotenic acid [11] North America Amanita echinocephala
The pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (formerly Endothia parasitica) is a member of the Ascomycota (sac fungi). This necrotrophic fungus is native to East Asia and South East Asia and was introduced into Europe and North America in the early 1900s. [1]
This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll, caused by infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms. Before modern microbiology, foodbourne illness was not understood, and, from the mid 1800s to early-mid 1900s, was perceived as ptomaine poisoning ...
Clubroot is a soilborne disease caused by the biotrophic protist Plasmodiophora brassicae. The infection causes the formation of large galls on the roots which look like clubs. These formations impede nutrient and water uptake and can cause plant death, wiping out important money generating canola crops.
“You got all these people with this disease who need treatment,” he said. “There’s a medication that could really help us tackle this problem, help us dramatically reduce overdose death, and people are having a hard time accessing it.” The anti-medication approach adopted by the U.S. sets it apart from the rest of the developed world.
Some fungi are considered invasive species in certain parts of the world: Amanita muscaria; Amanita phalloides; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans; Carpenterella; Cryphonectria parasitica – causes chestnut blight; Cucumispora dikerogammari