Wednesday July 28, 1999 - Question 5

Which one of the following statements about orellanine-containing mushrooms is correct?

A. Exposures to orellanine-containing mushrooms are common in the United States.

B. All species of Cortinarius are toxic.

C. Cortinarius is the smallest genus of fungi.

D. Mushrooms of the Cortinarius genus have green colored spores.

E. Orellanine is not destroyed during the cooking process.
 

Discussion