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

J

180

4.1

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

1

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

518

11.9

Transcription

L

173

4.0

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

38

0.9

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

103

2.4

Defense mechanisms

T

279

6.4

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

190

4.4

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

N

3

0.1

Cell motility

Z

2

0.1

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

35

0.8

Intracellular trafficking and secretion, and vesicular transport

O

115

2.6

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

266

6.1

Energy production and conversion

G

371

8.5

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

354

8.1

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

102

2.3

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

210

4.8

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

184

4.2

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

212

4.9

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

144

3.3

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

578

13.3

General function prediction only

S

295

6. 8

Function unknown

-

1,854

32.8

Not in COGs