This document provides an overview of 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing methodology. It discusses how environmental samples are used to extract mixed genomic DNA which is then amplified via PCR using primers targeting the 16S rRNA gene. The resulting PCR products are sequenced via next-generation sequencing. Sequence reads are processed, clustered into OTUs, and classified by matching to reference databases. Analysis of amplicon data can provide information on alpha and beta diversity of bacterial communities. While providing phylogenetic information, amplicon sequencing is limited compared to metagenomics in functional data obtained.