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

J

180

3.48

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

A

0

0

RNA processing and modification

K

438

8.46

Transcription

L

191

3.69

Replication, recombination and repair

B

2

0.04

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

42

0.81

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0

Nuclear structure

V

110

2.12

Defense mechanisms

T

275

5.31

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

182

3.51

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

88

1.7

Cell motility

Z

0

0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0

Extracellular structures

U

63

1.22

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

130

2.51

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

293

5.66

Energy production and conversion

G

247

4.77

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

474

9.15

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

110

2.12

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

177

3.42

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

188

3.63

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

300

5.79

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

133

2.57

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

664

12.82

General function prediction only

S

344

6.64

Function unknown

-

1,269

24.50

Not in COGs