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

J

162

4.27

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

1

0.03

RNA processing and modification

K

363

9.57

Transcription

L

164

4.32

Replication, recombination and repair

B

1

0.03

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

32

0.84

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

-

-

Nuclear structure

V

49

1.29

Defense mechanisms

T

162

4.27

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

171

4.51

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

N

3

0.08

Cell motility

Z

1

0.03

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0.0

Extracellular structures

U

48

1.27

Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport

O

124

3.27

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

239

6.3

Energy production and conversion

G

436

11.49

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

364

9.6

Amino acid transport and metabolism

H

98

2.58

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

I

155

4.09

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

207

5.46

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

112

2.95

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

458

12.07

General function prediction only

S

286

7.54

Function unknown

-

1,261

27.28

Not in COG