Dr. Kyle Mason-Jones
PostdocTerrestrial Ecology |
Research themes
Research expertiseBiogeochemistry Soil microbiology Soil organic matter Stable isotope probing virus ecology
Page last updated: 22-01-2022
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
Links
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.
Contact
+31 (0)317 473 580
Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen
+31 (0)317 47 34 00
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6700 AB Wageningen
