First Report of a Neotropical Agaric (Lepiota spiculata, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Containing Lethal α-Amanitin at Toxicologically Relevant Levels [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 A recent collection of Lepiota spiculata from the Dominican Republic is presented here. Macro- and micromorphological features of L. spiculata are described in detail, and its evolutionary (phylogenetic) position within Lepiota sect.
Claudio Angelini +2 more
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Determination of Amatoxins in Lepiota brunneoincarnata and Lepiota venenata by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry [PDF]
Mycobiology, 2020 Three hepatic failure poisoning incidents caused by Lepiota brunneoincarnata and Lepiota venenata mushrooms have been occurred in China in 2017, L. venenata has been described as a new species.
Pan Long, Zhengmi He, Jianwei Xie
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Severe Hepatotoxicity in Mushroom Poisoning by Lepiota brunneoincarnata from Complete Recovery to Liver Transplantation: A Case Series with Review on Liver Function Tests and Liver Histopathology [PDF]
International Journal of HepatologyBackground. In spite of the scientific evidence supporting health advantages of mushrooms, some of them are seriously poisonous. The clinical picture of mushroom intoxication ranges from minor gastrointestinal symptoms to organ failure, such as liver ...
Mohammad Hossein Anbardar +9 more
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Studies in Lepiota (Agaricales, Verrucosporaceae): supporting the merger of Chamaemyces into Lepiota and proposing two new species [PDF]
MycoKeysThe taxonomic status of Chamaemyces as a genus separate from Lepiota has recently been questioned, as its type species has been transferred to Lepiota, implicitly rendering the merger of Chamaemyces as a synonym without a resolved sectional assignment or
Xing Li +4 more
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Multilocus phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species of Lepiota (Agaricales, Verrucosporaceae) from southwestern China [PDF]
MycoKeysBased on phylogenetic and morphological evidence, two new Lepiota sect. Lepiota species collected from southwestern China are described and illustrated, namely L. brunneophora and L. ochraceosquamea. Lepiota brunneophora has a pileus with yellowish-brown
Xing Li +4 more
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Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Lepiota Sect. Stenosporae (Verrucosporaceae) from Northeast China, with Six New Species and One New Record [PDF]
Journal of FungiLepiota sect. Stenosporae is characterized by a trichodermal or cutis-like pileus covering and spurred basidiospores. Although macroscopic similarities among its members complicate field identification, species can be delimited by combining multi-locus ...
Xian-Yan Zhou, Tolgor Bau
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Toxins, 2014 Species in the mushroom genus Lepiota can cause fatal mushroom poisonings due to their content of amatoxins such as α-amanitin. Previous studies of the toxin composition of poisonous Lepiota species relied on analytical methods of low sensitivity or ...
Sara Epis, Davide Sassera, Hong Luo
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Rapid identification of Lepiota brunneoincarnata in China with loop-mediated isothermal amplification [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyIntroductionMany edible fungi and poisonous mushrooms share similar morphologic characteristics, making them difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
Danyang Fu +6 more
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Classification and selection of the main features for the identification of toxicity in Agaricus and Lepiota with machine learning algorithms [PDF]
PeerJThe occurrence of fungi is cosmopolitan, and while some mushroom species are beneficial to human health, others can be toxic and cause illness problems.
Jacqueline S. Ortiz-Letechipia +7 more
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Chlorophyllum molybdites-synthesized manganese oxide nanoparticles (MnO-NPs): morphology, biocompatibility, and anticancer properties against liver cancer (HepG2) cell line [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNanoparticles synthesized from natural sources are gaining prominence for their unique physicochemical properties and biocompatibility. This study investigates the potential of wild mushrooms, specifically Chlorophyllum molybdites (Lepiota morganii ...
Irfan Ullah +9 more
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