Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % agea | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 147 | 6.4 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 23 | 1.0 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 97 | 4.2 | Transcription |
| L | 115 | 5.0 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 3 | 0.1 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 38 | 1.6 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| Y | 0 | 0.0 | Nuclear structure |
| V | 27 | 1.2 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 77 | 3.3 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 91 | 3.9 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 63 | 2.7 | Cell motility |
| Z | 0 | 0.0 | Cytoskeleton |
| W | 0 | 0.0 | Extracellular structures |
| U | 50 | 2.2 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 90 | 3.9 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 145 | 6.3 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 138 | 6.0 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 247 | 10.7 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 71 | 3.1 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 115 | 5.0 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 95 | 4.1 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 95 | 4.1 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 56 | 2.4 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 310 | 13.4 | General function prediction only |
| S | 215 | 9.3 | Function unknown |
| - | 181 | 7.8 | Not in COGs |
aThe total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome