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

J

152

6.76

Translation

A

4

0.18

RNA processing and modification

K

174

7.74

Transcription

L

178

7.92

Replication, recombination and repair

B

4

0.18

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

40

1.78

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0

Nuclear structure

V

92

4.09

Defense mechanisms

T

82

3.65

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

99

4.41

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

14

0.62

Cell motility

Z

5

0.22

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0

Extracellular structures

U

51

2.27

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

78

3.48

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

130

5.78

Energy production and conversion

G

221

9.83

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

125

5.56

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

64

2.85

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

59

2.62

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

51

2.27

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

127

5.65

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

17

0.75

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

238

10.6

General function prediction only

S

220

9.79

Function unknown

-

22

0.98

Not in COGs