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

J

158

7.0

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

1

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

87

3.9

Transcription

L

136

6.0

Replication, recombination and repair

B

3

0.1

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

27

1.2

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

48

2.1

Defense mechanisms

T

140

6.2

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

200

8.8

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

N

14

0.6

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

82

3.6

Intracellular trafficking and secretion, and vesicular transport

O

92

4.1

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

189

8.4

Energy production and conversion

G

89

3.9

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

176

7.8

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

59

2.6

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

135

6.0

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

49

2.2

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

116

5.1

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

32

1.4

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

262

11.6

General function prediction only

S

167

7.4

Function unknown

-

914

30.2

Not in COGs