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

J

155

6.9

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

2

0.1

RNA processing and modification

K

72

3.2

Transcription

L

144

6.4

Replication, recombination and repair

B

2

0.1

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

35

1.6

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

17

0.8

Defense mechanisms

T

114

5.1

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

129

5.8

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

84

3.8

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

83

3.7

Intracellular trafficking and secretion, and vesicular transport

O

88

3.9

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

151

6.8

Energy production and conversion

G

67

3.0

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

166

7.4

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

58

2.6

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

123

5.5

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

39

1.7

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

82

3.7

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

19

0.9

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

225

10.1

General function prediction only

S

152

6.8

Function unknown

-

388

17.4

Not in COGs