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

J

134

8.9

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

2

0.1

RNA processing and modification

K

66

4.4

Transcription

L

88

5.8

Replication, recombination and repair

B

0

0.0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

18

1.2

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0.0

Nuclear structure

V

32

2.1

Defense mechanisms

T

25

1.7

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

57

3.8

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

11

0.7

Cell motility

Z

0

0.0

Cytoskeleton

W

2

0.1

Extracellular structures

U

36

2.4

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

45

3.0

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

39

2.6

Energy production and conversion

G

119

7.9

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

75

5.0

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

50

3.3

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

21

1.4

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

25

1.7

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

56

3.7

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

4

0.3

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

114

7.5

General function prediction only

S

72

4.8

Function unknown

-

493

32.6

Not in COGs