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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.
The death cap is named in Latin as such in the correspondence between the English physician Thomas Browne and Christopher Merrett. [13] Also, it was described by French botanist Sébastien Vaillant in 1727, who gave a succinct phrase name "Fungus phalloides, annulatus, sordide virescens, et patulus"—a recognizable name for the fungus today. [14]
The large fungi, responsible for about 90% of the world’s mushroom-related fatalities, primarily grow at the base of trees along the coasts of California, Oregon, New Jersey and other coastal ...
Ghost fungus illudin S, illudin M, and illudosin [32] Oceania and India Pleurotus ostreatus. Lentinula edodes. Sarcomyxa serotina. Omphalotus olearius [8] Jack-O'lantern mushroom illudin S [33] [34] Europe Cantharellus spp. Omphalotus olivascens: Western jack-o'-lantern mushroom illudin S [35] America Cantharellus spp. Paralepistopsis ...
In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical ...
This is a list of fungi known to have either caused death, or be potentially lethal, in humans. Pages in category "Deadly fungi" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungus that is resistant to drug therapy, is spreading rapidly across California and the U.S., the CDC said. Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly across ...
WHO fungal priority pathogens are groups of pathogenic fungi that the World Health Organization deems in need of global attention. [1] [2] [3] [4]