Table 5. Number of genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories

J

176

3.45

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

0

0

RNA processing and modification

K

281

5.51

Transcription

L

165

3.23

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.01

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

33

0.64

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0

Nuclear structure

V

63

1.23

Defense mechanisms

T

144

2.82

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

156

3.06

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

48

0.94

Cell motility

Z

0

0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0

Extracellular structures

U

50

0.98

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

110

2.15

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

206

4.04

Energy production and conversion

G

277

5.43

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

370

7.25

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

82

1.60

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

109

2.13

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

142

2.78

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

213

4.17

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

86

1.68

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

521

10.21

General function prediction only

S

327

6.41

Function unknown

-

2057

40.34

Not in COGs