Table 3.

Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories

Code	MB11		MB14		MB30		MB66		Description
	Value	%age	Value	%age	Value	%age	Value	%age
J	127	5.83	148	6.62	123	5.64	122	5.54	Translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis
A	1	0.05	1	0.04	1	0.05	1	0.05	RNA processing and modification
K	55	2.52	90	4.03	55	2.52	54	2.45	Transcription
L	63	2.89	96	4.29	67	3.07	66	3.00	Replication, recombination, and repair
B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Chromatin structure and dynamics
D	16	0.73	25	1.12	16	0.73	16	0.73	Cell cycle control, cell division, and chromosome partitioning
V	13	0.60	23	1.03	13	0.60	13	0.59	Defense mechanisms
T	17	0.78	55	2.46	17	0.78	16	0.73	Signal transduction mechanisms
M	55	2.52	82	3.67	55	2.52	54	2.45	Cell wall/membrane biogenesis
N	1	0.05	14	0.63	1	0.05	1	0.05	Cell motility
U	17	0.78	21	0.94	17	0.78	17	0.77	Intracellular trafficking and secretion
O	53	2.43	79	3.53	55	2.52	53	2.41	Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones
C	73	3.35	121	5.41	74	3.40	73	3.32	Energy production and conversion
G	73	3.35	100	4.47	74	3.40	72	3.27	Carbohydrate transport and metabolism
E	122	5.60	180	8.05	122	5.60	122	5.54	Amino acid transport and metabolism
F	58	2.66	74	3.31	57	2.62	57	2.59	Nucleotide transport and metabolism
H	83	3.81	113	5.05	83	3.81	83	3.77	Coenzyme transport and metabolism
I	36	1.65	51	2.28	36	1.65	35	1.59	Lipid transport and metabolism
P	68	3.12	118	5.28	67	3.07	67	3.04	Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
Q	13	0.60	28	1.25	13	0.60	12	0.55	Secondary metabolite biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism
R	113	5.19	275	12.30	111	5.09	110	5.00	General function prediction only
S	112	5.14	153	6.84	112	5.14	113	5.13	Function unknown
-	1010	46.35	389	17.40	1056	46.35	1044	47.43	Not in COGs

The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome