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

J

155

6.5

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

1

0.0

RNA processing and modification

K

133

5.6

Transcription

L

129

5.4

Replication, recombination and repair

B

3

0.1

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

17

0.7

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

33

1.4

Defense mechanisms

T

191

8.0

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

90

4.8

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

79

3.3

Cell motility

Z

1

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

27

1.1

Intracellular trafficking and secretion, and vesicular transport

O

82

3.4

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

173

7.2

Energy production and conversion

G

75

3.1

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

147

6.1

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

61

2.6

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

157

6.6

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

28

1.2

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

115

4.8

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

8

0.3

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

355

14.8

General function prediction only

S

332

13.8

Function unknown

-

925

29.6

Not in COGs