H. N. Fones

Long-term survival of asexual Zymoseptoria tritici spores in the environment

This study shows Zymoseptoria tritici spores can survive and remain virulent in water and soil for up to 7 weeks, with gene expression changes reflecting stress adaptation and metabolic shifts.

Use of Chitin:DNA ratio to assess growth form in fungal cells

The paper introduces a method using the chitin:DNA ratio to estimate fungal growth form, validated in Zymoseptoria tritici and Fusarium oxysporum.

Biofilm formation in Zymoseptoria tritici

This study shows Zymoseptoria tritici forms biofilms with characteristics similar to other biofilm-forming microbes, including extracellular matrix production and stress tolerance.