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Table 4 Number of genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories

From: Draft genome sequence and characterization of Desulfitobacterium hafniense PCE-S

Code

Value

% of total a

Description

J

164

3.03

Translation

A

0

0

RNA processing and modification

K

279

5.15

Transcription

L

168

3.10

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.02

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

37

0.68

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0

Nuclear structure

V

81

1.50

Defense mechanisms

T

169

3.12

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

127

2.34

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

57

1.05

Cell motility

Z

1

0.02

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0

Extracellular structures

U

47

0.87

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

85

1.57

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

237

4.38

Energy production and conversion

G

127

2.34

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

312

5.76

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

66

1.22

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

139

2.57

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

77

1.42

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

214

3.95

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

73

1.35

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

415

7.66

General function prediction only

S

280

5.17

Function unknown

-

2,261

41.74

Not in COGs

  1. a)The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the annotated genome.