Table 4.
Number of genes associated with the general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % of total (5,698) | COG category |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 185 | 3.25 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 0 | 0.00 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 412 | 7.23 | Transcription |
| L | 223 | 3.91 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 2 | 0.04 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 33 | 0.58 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 89 | 1.56 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 234 | 4.11 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 277 | 4.86 | Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis |
| N | 94 | 1.65 | Cell motility |
| U | 128 | 2.25 | Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport |
| O | 191 | 3.35 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 435 | 7.63 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 340 | 5.97 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 587 | 10.30 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 77 | 1.35 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 198 | 3.47 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 311 | 5.46 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 364 | 6.39 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 256 | 4.49 | Secondary metabolite biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 696 | 12.21 | General function prediction only |
| S | 566 | 9.93 | Function unknown |
| - | 3,473 | 40.46 | Not in COGS |