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In the deep subsurface sediments of the Andaman continental slope, in situ methane generation/oxidation could be coupled to the cycling of Mn, as the fluid flow characterized by high methane and Mn could occur in accretionary wedge sediments by diagenetic and tectonic processes. Laboratory studies on Mn cycling by subsurface sediment microbial communities were therefore undertaken 1) to study, further, possible in situ mechanisms of Mn cycling and 2) to examine how Mn redox reactions might be coupled to methane generation/oxidation. Biotic experiments were conducted with uniformly mixed subsamples amended with 100 µM Mn 2+ in the presence (G + ) and absence (G - ) of added glucose (55.5 µM). The corresponding abiotic controls included set-ups poisoned with 15 mM sodium azide. Further, to relate the results of in vitro experiments on Mn cycling, to the methane related processes occurring in the subsurface sediments, pore water concentration of Mn, total cell numbers and the abundance of methanogens, methanotrophs and fermenters were determined. Results of the experiment on Mn cycling showed the immobilization of Mn occurred under oxic conditions and mobilization under suboxic conditions in the absence of added glucose at P ≤ 0.001 with abiotic > biotic. Whereas, in the presence of added glucose, immobilization occurred under both oxic and suboxic conditions at P ≤ 0.001 with biotic > abiotic, oxic > suboxic. The biotic cycling of Mn at 360 mbsf coincided with the total cell numbers (1.53×10 8 cells g -1 ), increased methane levels (89100 ppm-v) and the abundance of methanogens (1.0×10 3 MPN g -1 ). Besides, the distribution of aerobic methanotrophs decreased in abundance with depth. Also, the abundance of fermenters (3.5×10 3 cells g -1 ) at 626.7mbsf coincided with the relatively high concentration of Mn (319.1 µM) in sediment pore water. The results indicate that subsurface sediments harbor microorganisms that partake significantly in the cycling of Mn wherein, the availability of organic carbon dictates the direction in which the reactions occur. Besides, aerobic oxidation of methane and Mn has been reported to occur under reducing conditions. The present findings suggest that Mn redox changes affect the methane oxidation/production rates by serving either as an electron donor and/or an electron acceptor.