Table 4.
Number of genes associated with the general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % of total (2895) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 194 | 6.70 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 0 | 0.00 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 106 | 3.66 | Transcription |
| L | 94 | 3.25 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 2 | 0.07 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 27 | 0.93 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| Y | 0 | 0.00 | Nuclear Structure |
| V | 96 | 3.32 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 230 | 7.94 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 223 | 7.70 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 37 | 1.28 | Cell motility |
| Z | 0 | 0.00 | Cytoskeleton |
| W | 12 | 0.41 | Extracellular Structures |
| U | 33 | 1.14 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 145 | 5.01 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 139 | 4.8 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 143 | 4.94 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 201 | 6.94 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 73 | 2.52 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 187 | 6.46 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 74 | 2.56 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 167 | 5.77 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 51 | 1.76 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 398 | 13.75 | General function prediction only |
| S | 205 | 7.08 | Function unknown |
| - | 2381 | 47.56 | Not in COGs |