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Are fungi bad?


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Fungi:

  1. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular or multicellular.
  2. Yeasts, molds, rusts, mushrooms, puffballs, etc are different types of fungi.
  3. Some species of fungi are bad. They cause diseases to both plants and humans.
  4. A parasitic fungus called Puccinia is a plant pathogen that causes leaf rust.
  5. Few species of Agaricomycetes contain amatoxins.
  6. In humans, amatoxin causes headache, dizziness, breathing difficulties, liver, and kidney failure.

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