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

J

170

5.18

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

1

0.03

RNA processing and modification

K

153

4.66

Transcription

L

139

4.24

Replication, recombination and repair

B

4

0.12

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

32

0.98

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

0

0.00

Nuclear structure

V

54

1.65

Defense mechanisms

T

263

8.02

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

229

6.98

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

N

35

1.07

Cell motility

Z

0

0.00

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.00

Extracellular structures

U

89

2.71

Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport

O

145

4.42

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

375

11.43

Energy production and conversion

G

137

4.18

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

274

8.35

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

67

2.04

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

178

5.43

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

95

2.90

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

156

4.75

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

47

1.43

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

407

12.40

General function prediction only

S

231

7.04

Function unknown

-

1220

29.19

Not in COGs