Table 4 Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories

J

182

9.01

182

8.99

181

8.98

186

9.15

183

9.11

189

9.18

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

2

0.10

2

0.10

2

0.10

2

0.10

2

0.10

2

0.10

RNA processing and modification

K

138

6.83

139

6.87

137

6.80

138

6.79

136

6.77

134

6.51

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L

105

5.20

105

5.19

96

4.76

102

5.02

102

5.08

101

4.91

Replication, recombination and repair

B

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.05

0

0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

44

2.18

43

2.12

45

2.23

45

2.22

43

2.14

47

2.28

Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning

V

68

3.37

67

3.31

69

3.42

71

3.49

75

3.74

70

3.40

Defense mechanisms

T

99

4.90

101

4.99

99

4.91

103

5.07

98

4.88

98

4.76

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

124

6.14

122

6.03

119

5.90

120

5.91

119

5.93

117

5.69

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

21

1.04

22

1.09

20

0.99

20

0.98

13

0.65

17

0.83

Cell motility

U

32

1.58

31

1.53

30

1.49

31

1.53

29

1.44

30

1.46

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

128

6.33

122

6.03

121

6.00

126

6.20

122

6.08

122

5.93

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

125

6.19

124

6.12

116

5.75

124

6.10

123

6.13

121

5.88

Energy production and conversion

G

158

7.82

154

7.61

151

7.49

156

7.68

151

7.52

161

7.82

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

212

10.49

213

10.52

204

10.12

213

10.48

219

10.91

223

10.84

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

82

4.06

82

4.05

79

3.92

82

4.04

78

3.88

81

3.94

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

143

7.08

141

6.96

135

6.70

141

6.94

151

7.52

152

7.39

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

92

4.55

91

4.49

90

4.46

93

4.58

86

4.28

87

4.23

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

162

8.02

157

7.75

162

8.04

162

7.97

166

8.27

168

8.16

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

49

2.43

46

2.27

46

2.28

48

2.36

52

2.59

50

2.43

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism

R

170

8.41

164

8.10

157

7.79

167

8.22

167

8.32

169

8.21

General function prediction only

S

138

6.83

142

7.01

127

6.30

141

6.94

138

6.87

140

6.80

Function unknown

–

14

0.69

12

0.59

7

0.35

12

0.59

10

0.50

12

0.58

Not in COGs