Table 2A.

Functional cluster of orthologous genes (COG) classification of predicted genes in SA187.

COG functional class	CDS	% of CDS
Metabolism
C - Energy production and conversion	220	5.06
E - Amino acid transport and metabolism	372	8.56
F - Nucleotide transport and metabolism	79	1.82
G - Carbohydrate transport and metabolism	473	10.88
H - Coenzyme transport and metabolism	162	3.73
I - Lipid transport and metabolism	101	2.32
P - Inorganic transport and metabolism	220	5.06
Q - Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism	63	1.45
Cellular processes and signaling
D - Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning	34	0.78
M - Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis	229	5.27
N - Cell motility	133	3.06
O - Post-translational modification, protein turnover, chaperones	141	3.24
T - Signal transduction mechanisms	224	5.15
U - Intracellular trafficking, secretion and vesicular transport	112	2.57
V - Defense mechanisms	44	1.01
Information storage and processing
A - RNA processing and modification	1	0.02
J - Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis	182	4.19
K - Transcription	322	7.41
L - Replication, recombination and repair	140	3.22
Poorly characterized
R - General function prediction only	399	9.18
S - Function unknown	329	7.57