Table 5. Number of DSM 574 and DSM 14880 genes associated with the general COG functional categories.

Code

Description

Value

%age^a

Value

%age^a

J

Translation

153

5.97

152

3.39

A

RNA processing and modification

1

0.04

0

0.00

K

Transcription

153

5.97

139

5.85

L

Replication, recombination and repair

210

8.20

172

7.23

B

Chromatin structure and dynamics

1

0.04

1

0.04

D

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

45

1.76

45

1.89

Y

Nuclear structure

0

0.00

0

0.00

V

Defense mechanisms

22

0.86

22

0.93

T

Signal transduction mechanisms

171

6.71

148

6.22

M

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

132

5.15

126

5.3

N

Cell motility

70

2.73

68

2.86

Z

Cytoskeleton

0

0.00

0

0.00

W

Extracellular structures

0

0.00

0

0.00

U

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

65

2.54

64

2.69

O

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

83

3.24

85

3.57

C

Energy production and conversion

217

8.47

211

8.87

G

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

125

4.88

98

4.12

E

Amino acid transport and metabolism

224

8.74

216

9.08

F

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

62

2.42

60

2.52

H

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

134

5.23

133

5.59

I

Lipid transport and metabolism

40

1.56

36

1.51

P

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

104

4.06

101

4.25

Q

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

29

1.13

27

1.14

R

General function prediction only

261

10.19

250

10.51

S

Function unknown

241

9.41

224

9.42

-

Not in COGs

772

24.81

670

23.56