About the Authors

Guo-Qing Shi

Contributed equally to this work with: Guo-Qing Shi, Wen-Li Huang, Jian Zhang, Hong Zhao

Affiliation Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Wen-Li Huang

Contributed equally to this work with: Guo-Qing Shi, Wen-Li Huang, Jian Zhang, Hong Zhao

Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Jian Zhang

Contributed equally to this work with: Guo-Qing Shi, Wen-Li Huang, Jian Zhang, Hong Zhao

Affiliation Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijng, China

Hong Zhao

Contributed equally to this work with: Guo-Qing Shi, Wen-Li Huang, Jian Zhang, Hong Zhao

Affiliation Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijng, China

Tao Shen

Affiliation Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Robert E. Fontaine

Affiliations Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lin Yang

Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Su Zhao

Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Bu-Lai Lu

Affiliation Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Yue-Bing Wang

Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Lin Ma

Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Zhao-Xiang Li

Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Yang Gao

Affiliation Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Zhu-Liang Yang

Affiliation Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China

Guang Zeng

zeng4605@vip.sina.com

Affiliation Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GQS WLH JZ HZ REF GZ. Performed the experiments: GQS WLH JZ HZ TS LY SZ BLL YBW LM ZXL YG. Analyzed the data: GQS TS REF GZ. Wrote the paper: GQS REF GZ. Identified the unknown mushroom from different places as the same: ZLY.