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Kyle  Mason-Jones's picture

Dr. Kyle Mason-Jones

Postdoc

Terrestrial Ecology


Research themes
  • Disease ecology

  • Research expertise
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Soil microbiology
  • Soil organic matter
  • Stable isotope probing
  • virus ecology

  • Page last updated: 22-01-2022
    • CV
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    I am interested in microbial transformations of organic carbon and plant nutrients in soil, what governs these processes, and how they might be manipulated to benefit sustainable agriculture. My background is in chemistry, biochemistry and sustainability science, with PhD research in soil organic matter dynamics.

    At NIOO I am investigating how viruses shape bacterial communities and redirect carbon and plant nutrients between plants, soil and atmosphere. I was recently awarded an NWO Veni grant to study the role of soil bacteriophages in bacterial death and carbon stabilization.

    CV in brief

    Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Position: Junior group leader

    Project: Small but deadly: Soil bacteriophages as key drivers of bacterial death and carbon stabilization (NWO Veni award)

    Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Position: Post doctoral researcher, 2018-2021

    Project: Vital Soils for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture

    Department of Agricultural Soil Science, University of Goettingen, Germany

    Position: PhD candidate, 2015-2018

    Thesis title: Microbial response to glucose: mechanisms for soil organic matter decomposition and nutrient mobilisation in the early stages of rhizosphere priming

    Supervisors: Michaela A. Dippold and Yakov Kuzyakov

    The Green House, Cape Town, South Africa

    Position: Sustainability consultant and senior sustainability consultant, 2010 - 2014

    Roles: Performing and supervising desktop and primary environmental and sustainability research for clients in industry, agriculture, government and NGO sectors

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    Vital Soils for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture

     

    Microbial storage compounds: A neglected dimension of soil C cycling

     

    Spatiotemporal distribution of mucilage: visualization, quantification and its influence on the organization of rhizomicrobial functions

    Mason-Jones, K., Robinson, S.L., Veen, G.F., Manzoni, S., van der Putten, W.H. 2021. Microbial storage and its implications for soil ecology. The ISME Journal.

     

    Manzoni, S., Ding, Y., Warren, C., Banfield, C.C., Dippold, M.A., Mason-Jones, K., 2021. Intracellular storage reduces stoichiometric imbalances in soil microbial biomass – A theoretical exploration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 714134.

     

    Wei, X., Ge, T., Wu, C., Wang, S., Mason-Jones, K., Li, Y., Zhu, Z., Hu, Y., Liang, C., Shen, J., Wu, J., Kuzyakov, Y. 2021. T4-like phages reveal the potential role of viruses in soil organic matter mineralization. Environmental Science & Technology, 55, 6440–6448.

     

    Nazari, M., Riebeling, S., Banfield, C.C., Akale, A., Crosta, M., Mason-Jones, K., Dippold, M.A., Ahmed, M.A. 2020. Mucilage polysaccharide composition and exudation in maize from contrasting climatic regions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 587610.

     

    Mason-Jones, K., Vrehen, P, Koper, K., Wang, J., van der Putten, W.H., Veen, G.F. 2020. Short-term temperature history affects mineralization of fresh litter and extant soil organic matter, irrespective of agricultural management. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 150, 107985.

    Open data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4125709

     

    Ma, X., Mason-Jones, K., Liu, Y., Blagodatskaya, E., Kuzyakov, Y., Guber, A., Dippold, M.A., Razavi, B., 2019. Coupling zymography with pH mapping reveals a shift in lupine phosphorus acquisition strategy driven by cluster roots. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 135, 420-428.

     

    Tian, P., Mason-Jones, K., Liu, S., Wang, Q., Sun, T. 2019. Form of nitrogen deposition affects soil organic matter priming by glucose and cellulose. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 55, 383–391.

     

    Mason-Jones, K., Banfield, C.C., Dippold, M.A., 2019. Compound-specific 13C stable isotope probing confirms synthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate by soil bacteria. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 33, 795-802.

     

    Kuzyakov, Y., Mason-Jones, K., 2018. Viruses in soil: Nano-scale undead drivers of microbial life, biogeochemical
    turnover and ecosystem functions
    . Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 127, 305-317.

     

    Mason-Jones, K., Schmücker, N., Kuzyakov, Y. 2018. Contrasting effects of organic and mineral nitrogen challenge the N-Mining Hypothesis for soil organic matter priming. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 124, 38-46.

    Open data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1131349

     

    Ahmed, M. A., Sanaullah, M., Blagodatskaya, E., Mason-Jones, K., Kuzyakov, Y., Dippold, M.A. 2018. Soil microorganisms exhibit enzymatic and priming response to root mucilage under drought. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 116, 410-418.

     

    Mason-Jones, K. and Kuzyakov, Y. 2017. “Non-metabolizable” glucose analogue shines new light on priming mechanisms: Triggering of microbial metabolism. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 107, 68-76.

    Open data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1146786

     

    Mason-Jones, K., Gilmullina, A. and Kuzyakov, Y. 2017. Mineralization of ‘‘non-metabolizable’’ glucose analogues in soil: potential chemosensory mimics of glucose. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 180, 165-168.

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    +31 (0)317 473 580

    Droevendaalsesteeg 10
    6708 PB Wageningen 
    +31 (0)317 47 34 00

    Postbus 50 
    6700 AB Wageningen

    K.MasonJones@nioo.knaw.nl

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