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Introduction The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is one of the most characteristic and widely recognized species of mushrooms in the world. Taxonomically, it is classified in the phylum Basidiomycota, ...

Faculty of Technical Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Health Prob Civil. 2025; 19(1): 95-106. The fly agaric ...