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The oxidation of atmospheric CH 4  in upland soils is mostly mediated by uncultivated groups of microorganisms that have been identified solely by molecular markers, such as the sequence of the  pmoA  gene encoding the β-subunit of the particulate methane monooxygenase enzyme. The objective of this work was to compare the activity and diversity of methanotrophs in Amazonian Dark Earth soil (ADE, Hortic Anthrosol) and their adjacent non-anthropic soil. Secondly, the effect of land use in the form of manioc cultivation was examined by comparing secondary forest and plantation soils. CH 4  oxidation potentials were measured and the structure of the methanotroph communities assessed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and amplicon pyrosequencing of  pmoA  genes. The oxidation potentials at low CH 4  concentrations (10 ppm of volume) were relatively high in all the secondary forest sites of both ADE and adjacent soils. CH 4  oxidation by the ADE soil only recently converted to a manioc plantation was also relatively high. In contrast, both the adjacent soils used for manioc cultivation and the ADE soil with a long history of agriculture displayed lower CH 4  uptake rates. Amplicon pyrosequencing of  pmoA  genes indicated that USCα,  Methylocystis  and the tropical upland soil cluster (TUSC) were the dominant groups depending on the site. By qPCR analysis it was found that USCα  pmoA  genes, which are believed to belong to atmospheric CH 4  oxidizers, were more abundant in ADE than adjacent soil. USCα  pmoA  genes were abundant in both forested and cultivated ADE soil, but were below the qPCR detection limit in manioc plantations of adjacent soil. The results indicate that ADE soils can harbor high abundances of atmospheric CH 4  oxidizers and are potential CH 4  sinks, but as in other upland soils this activity can be inhibited by the conversion of forest to agricultural plantations.

Activity and abundance of methane-oxidizing bacteria in secondary forest and manioc plantations of Amazonian Dark Earth and their adjacent soils