Scientists have said they had identified the toxin in a species of mushroom that killed seven people in Japan in recent years.
In an article published in Nature Chemical Biology on Monday, the researchers said they isolated the poisonous compound in the mushroom, Russula subnigricans, and confirmed its toxicity by feeding it to mice.
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