Table 4.

Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories

Code	LMG 727	%	LMG 728	%	LMG 730	%	Description
J	173	4.46	173	4.49	171	4.56	Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis
A	2	0.00	2	0.00	3	0.00	RNA processing and modification
K	219	5.56	205	5.32	204	5.44	Transcription
L	136	3.5	136	3.53	135	3.60	Replication, recombination and repair
B	1	0.00	1	0.00	1	0.00	Chromatin structure and dynamics
D	33	0.85	32	0.83	33	0.88	Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning
V	71	1.83	62	1.6	70	1.86	Defense mechanisms
T	286	7.37	269	6.98	279	7.44	Signal transduction mechanisms
M	240	6.18	239	6.2	231	6.16	Cell wall/membrane biogenesis
N	124	3.19	126	3.27	122	3.25	Cell motility
U	123	3.17	116	3.01	123	3.28	Intracellular trafficking and secretion
O	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones
C	195	5.02	195	5.06	191	5.09	Energy production and conversion
G	211	5.44	214	5.55	209	5.57	Carbohydrate transport and metabolism
E	248	6.39	244	6.33	249	6.64	Amino acid transport and metabolism
F	75	1.93	76	1.97	72	1.92	Nucleotide transport and metabolism
H	147	3.79	141	3.66	143	3.81	Coenzyme transport and metabolism
I	141	3.63	134	3.47	135	3.60	Lipid transport and metabolism
P	196	5.05	198	5.14	189	5.04	Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
Q	147	3.79	76	1.97	75	2.00	Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism
R	369	9.51	364	9.45	356	9.49	General function prediction only
S	315	8.12	316	8.2	319	8.50	Function unknown
-	891	22.97	916	23.78	821	21.89	Not in COGs