Table 4. Number of genes associated with the 21 general COG functional categories

J

182

2.6

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

2

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

607

8.5

Transcription

L

173

2.4

Replication, recombination and repair

B

2

0.0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

34

0.5

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

96

1.4

Defense mechanisms

T

389

5.5

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

210

3.0

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

45

0.6

Cell motility

Z

1

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

46

0.6

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

149

2.1

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

306

4.3

Energy production and conversion

G

441

6.2

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

425

6.0

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

108

1.5

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

223

3.1

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

226

3.2

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

241

3.4

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

265

3.7

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

670

9.4

General function prediction only

S

328

4.6

Function unknown

-

2613

36.8

Not in COGs