Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % agea | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 153 | 5.10 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 1 | 0.03 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 169 | 5.64 | Transcription |
| L | 165 | 5.50 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.03 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 38 | 1.27 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 27 | 0.90 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 162 | 5.40 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 117 | 3.90 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 80 | 2.67 | Cell motility |
| U | 53 | 1.77 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 99 | 3.30 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 145 | 4.84 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 169 | 5.64 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 234 | 7.81 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 71 | 2.37 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 120 | 4.00 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 81 | 2.70 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 140 | 4.67 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 29 | 0.97 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 274 | 9.14 | General function prediction only |
| S | 261 | 8.71 | Function unknown |
| - | 409 | 13.64 | Not in COGs |
aThe total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the annotated genome