general, methanotrophic and methanogenic microorganisms in kettle hole soil
Three periodically flooded kettle holes were sampled at four sites each and soil cores were dissected into horizons. Metabarcoding was used for general microbiota (16S rRNA gene), methanogens (mcrA) and methanotrophs (pmoA) to identify impacts of these small-scale environmental heterogeneities on their community structure.