Table 4. Genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories.
| Code | Value | % of totala | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 166 | 5.44 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 0 | 0 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 235 | 7.71 | Transcription |
| L | 144 | 4.72 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.03 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 36 | 1.18 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 62 | 2.03 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 166 | 5.44 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 144 | 4.72 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 75 | 2.46 | Cell motility |
| U | 53 | 1.74 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 100 | 3.28 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 152 | 4.99 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 232 | 7.61 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 224 | 7.35 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 84 | 2.76 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 97 | 3.18 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 81 | 2.66 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 170 | 5.58 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 54 | 1.77 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 463 | 15.19 | General function prediction only |
| S | 327 | 10.72 | Function unknown |
| – | 447 | 15.55 | Not in COG |
Notes.
a
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the annotated genome.