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

From: Complete genome sequence of the moderately thermophilic mineral-sulfide-oxidizing firmicute Sulfobacillus acidophilus type strain (NALT)

Code

value

% agea

Description

J

149

4.1

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

0

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

188

5.2

Transcription

L

269

7.4

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

26

0.7

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

34

0.9

Defense mechanisms

T

111

3.1

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

149

4.1

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

N

47

1.3

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

62

1.7

Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport

O

129

3.6

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

244

6.7

Energy production and conversion

G

215

5.9

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

257

7.1

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

89

2.5

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

153

4.2

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

130

3.6

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

121

3.3

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

81

2.2

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

326

9.0

General function prediction only

S

239

6.6

Function unknown

-

886

24.4

Not in COGs

  1. a) The percentage is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the annotated genome.