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

J

193

4.66

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

10

0.24

RNA processing and modification

K

195

4.70

Transcription

L

106

2.56

Replication, recombination and repair

B

–

–

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

37

0.89

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

Y

–

–

Nuclear structure

V

84

2.03

Defense mechanisms

T

112

2.70

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

157

3.79

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

N

8

0.19

Cell motility

Z

–

–

Cytoskeleton

W

1

0.02

Extracellular structures

U

23

0.55

Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport

O

117

2.82

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

195

4.70

Energy production and conversion

G

139

3.35

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

186

4.49

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

83

2.00

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

225

5.43

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

275

6.63

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

127

3.06

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

107

2.58

Secondary metabolite biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

246

5.93

General function prediction only

S

266

6.42

Function unknown

–

1254

30.26

Not in COGS