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William T. Kay

University of OxfordORCID 0000-0002-2561-4856Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Gail M. PrestoniD· 1 shared Helen N. FonesiD· 1 shared Jaime CarrascoiD· 1 shared Jan M. van der WolfiD· 1 shared Kathy WillisiD· 1 shared Kieran E. StoreriD· 1 shared M. Sonia Rodríguez‐CruziD· 1 shared M.C. Krijger· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 23, 2026

The scents of summer: Plant-diversity and vegetation-height drive health-relevant scent exposure in urban greenspaces

William T. Kay, Kieran E. Storer, Molly Tucker, Kathy Willis

The paper quantifies airborne terpenes and terpenoids in urban greenspaces and links their abundance to plant diversity and vegetation structure.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.22.753177

statistical model

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MicrobiologyApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyPeer-reviewedJul 6, 2026

Biocontrol of mushroom crop mycoparasites by novel Bacillus velezensis strains

William T. Kay, Jaime Carrasco, Souvik Kusari…·Gail M. Preston

This paper isolates and characterizes Bacillus velezensis strains with antifungal activity against mushroom mycoparasites but finds they do not improve yield or control disease in field trials.

DOI 10.1007/s00253-026-13938-3

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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MicrobiologyBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 19, 2024

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

William T. Kay, P. O’Neill, Sarah Jane Gurr, Helen N. Fones

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.

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fungi (other)proteomics

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