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

J

139

6.6

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

0

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

128

6.1

Transcription

L

119

5.7

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

21

1.0

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

37

1.8

Defense mechanisms

T

62

3.0

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

110

5.2

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

7

0.3

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

0.3

1.8

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

55

2.6

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

114

5.4

Energy production and conversion

G

72

3.4

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

204

9.7

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

58

2.8

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

79

3.8

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

47

2.2

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

92

4.4

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

16

0.8

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

240

11.4

General function prediction only

S

145

6.9

Function unknown

-

521

24.8

Not in COGs