Table 4.
Number of genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 158 | 5.64 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 5 | 0.18 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 147 | 5.25 | Transcription |
| L | 98 | 3.50 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.04 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 36 | 1.28 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 37 | 1.32 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 93 | 3.32 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 145 | 5.17 | Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis |
| N | 17 | 0.61 | Cell motility |
| U | 69 | 2.46 | Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport |
| O | 124 | 4.43 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 184 | 6.57 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 172 | 6.14 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 325 | 11.60 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 68 | 2.43 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 133 | 4.75 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 122 | 4.35 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 159 | 5.67 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 91 | 3.25 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 343 | 12.24 | General function prediction only |
| S | 274 | 9.78 | Function unknown |
| - | 543 | 17.56 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome.