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Table 6 Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories

From: Genomic insights into Mycobacterium simiae human colonization

Code

Value

%agea

Description

J

161

2.53

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

21

0.33

RNA processing and modification

K

448

7.05

Transcription

L

192

3.02

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.01

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

55

0.86

Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning

V

47

0.73

Defense mechanisms

T

218

3.43

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

159

2.50

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

57

0.89

Cell motility

U

36

0.56

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

153

2.41

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

447

7.03

Energy production and conversion

G

243

3.82

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

298

4.69

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

82

1.29

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

210

3.30

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

558

8.78

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

239

3.76

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

494

7.77

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

795

12.51

General function prediction only

S

358

5.63

Function unknown

1082

17.03

Not in COGs

  1. aThe total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome