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

J

149

5.47

Translation

A

1

0.03

RNA processing and modification

K

210

7.71

Transcription

L

122

4.48

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.03

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

18

0.66

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0

Nuclear structure

V

41

1.50

Defense mechanisms

T

90

3.30

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

102

3.75

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

35

1.28

Cell motility

Z

0

0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0

Extracellular structures

U

40

1.47

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

85

3.12

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

133

4.88

Energy production and conversion

G

249

9.15

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

204

7.49

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

68

2.50

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

75

2.75

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

64

2.35

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

140

5.14

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

37

1.36

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

275

10.11

General function prediction only

S

152

5.58

Function unknown

-

772

28.37

Not in COGs