Table 5.
Number of protein encoding genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 226 | 3.19 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 0 | 0 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 487 | 6.87 | Transcription |
| L | 625 | 8.82 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.01 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 59 | 0.83 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 141 | 1.99 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 218 | 3.08 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 270 | 3.81 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 64 | 0.90 | Cell motility |
| U | 79 | 1.12 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 121 | 1.71 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 214 | 3.02 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 263 | 3.71 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 420 | 5.93 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 128 | 1.81 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 177 | 2.50 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 129 | 1.82 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 243 | 3.43 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 83 | 1.17 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 653 | 9.22 | General function prediction only |
| S | 505 | 7.13 | Function unknown |
| - | 1978 | 27.9 | Not in COGs |
aThe total number is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome