Table 4.
Number of genes associated with the general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % agea | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 138 | 6.43 | Translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis |
| A | 0 | 0.00 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 47 | 2.19 | Transcription |
| L | 94 | 4.38 | Replication, recombination, and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.05 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 14 | 0.65 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 18 | 0.84 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 88 | 4.10 | Signal-transduction mechanisms |
| M | 144 | 6.71 | Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis |
| N | 6 | 0.28 | Cell motility |
| U | 39 | 1.82 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 95 | 4.43 | Post-translational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 138 | 6.43 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 53 | 2.47 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 119 | 5.55 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 60 | 2.80 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 85 | 3.96 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 43 | 2.00 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 106 | 4.94 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 22 | 1.03 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 143 | 6.66 | General function prediction only |
| S | 526 | 24.51 | Function unknown |
| - | 238 | 11.09 | Not in COGs |
aPercentage of the total number of protein-coding genes in the genome