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Table 5 Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories

From: Short genome report of cellulose-producing commensal Escherichia coli 1094

Code

Value

%age

Description

J

179

3.5

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

3

0.05

RNA processing and modification

K

315

6.3

Transcription

L

254

5.05

Replication, recombination and repair

B

0

0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

45

0.9

Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning

V

58

1.15

Defense mechanisms

T

159

3.16

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

285

5.66

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

62

1.23

Cell motility

U

116

2.3

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

172

3.42

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

308

6.12

Energy production and conversion

G

771

15.3

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

318

6.32

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

109

2.16

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

136

2.7

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

139

2.76

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

280

5.56

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

67

1.33

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

General function prediction only

S

1051

20.9

Function unknown

Not in COGs

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