Table 4. Number of genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories

J

163

6.3%

Translation

A

2

0.1%

RNA processing and modification

K

90

3.5%

Transcription

L

110

4.3%

Replication, recombination and repair

B

8

0.3%

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

23

0.9%

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0.0%

Nuclear structure

V

16

0.6%

Defense mechanisms

T

37

1.4%

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

42

1.6%

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

24

0.9%

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0%

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0%

Extracellular structures

U

27

1.1%

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

88

3.4%

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

207

8.1%

Energy production and conversion

G

44

1.7%

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

147

5.7%

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

50

1.9%

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

118

4.6%

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

76

3.0%

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

94

3.7%

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

22

0.9%

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

293

11.4%

General function prediction only

S

246

9.6%

Function unknown

-

747

29.1%

Not in COGs