Table 1.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Category | Codea | Value | %Ageb | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information storage and processing | J | 143 | 3.94 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| K | 118 | 3.25 | Transcription | |
| L | 183 | 5.05 | Replication, recombination and repair | |
| Cellular processes and signaling | D | 25 | 0.69 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 30 | 0.83 | Defense mechanisms | |
| T | 68 | 1.88 | Signal transduction mechanisms | |
| M | 156 | 4.30 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis | |
| N | 25 | 0.69 | Cell motility | |
| U | 33 | 0.91 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion | |
| O | 92 | 2.54 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones | |
| Metabolism | C | 139 | 3.83 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 73 | 2.01 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism | |
| E | 179 | 4.94 | Amino acid transport and metabolism | |
| F | 52 | 1.43 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism | |
| H | 91 | 2.51 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism | |
| I | 134 | 3.70 | Lipid transport and metabolism | |
| P | 150 | 4.14 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism | |
| Q | 39 | 1.08 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism | |
| Poorly characterized | R | 243 | 6.70 | General function prediction only |
| S | 185 | 5.10 | Function unknown |
aFunctional categories are represented according to the codes assigned by NCBI
bThe total is based on the total number of predicted CDSs in the genome