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

J

142

4.5

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

0

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

310

9.9

Transcription

L

130

4.2

Replication, recombination and repair

B

0

0.0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

25

0.8

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

80

2.6

Defense mechanisms

T

201

6.4

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

129

4.1

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

13

0.4

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

51

1.6

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

81

2.6

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

293

9.4

Energy production and conversion

G

79

2.5

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

180

5.8

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

60

1.9

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

89

2.8

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

69

2.2

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

132

4.2

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

32

1.0

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

262

8.4

General function prediction only

S

195

6.2

Function unknown

-

838

26.8

Not in COGs