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Annotation of 16S rDNA identified bacteria

We all know that the 16S based identification of bacteria can only predict the taxonomic identification of a bacterial species. It only contains the conserved nucleotide sequences to identify the bacteria. My question is: "Is there any tool or bioinformatic-based pipeline to predict the presence of genes/enzymes/pathways in the bacteria that has been identified through 16S rDNA identification?"

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A simple google search would have answered your question, but yes, there are many such programs, e.g. picrust. Personally I don't trust such programs very much, but I guess they can reveal a general picture of sort..

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If you are asking whether genes and pathways can be predicted by knowing only 16S rRNA sequences, the answer would be a resounding NO.

If you are asking whether those things can be predicted from a whole genome sequence, the answer is yes. Here are a couple of relatively recent examples:

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