Table 3.
The number of genes associated with general COG functional categories.
| Code | Value | % of Total * | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 146 | 4.45 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 0 | 0 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 145 | 4.42 | Transcription |
| L | 311 | 9.49 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 2 | 0.06 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 25 | 0.76 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 84 | 2.56 | Defence mechanisms |
| T | 308 | 9.4 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 209 | 6.38 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 39 | 1.19 | Cell motility |
| U | 44 | 1.34 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 156 | 4.76 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 174 | 5.31 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 140 | 4.27 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 195 | 5.95 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 58 | 1.77 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 115 | 3.51 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 73 | 2.23 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 138 | 4.21 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 95 | 2.90 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 499 | 15.22 | General function prediction only |
| S | 322 | 9.82 | Function unknown |
| - | 1811 | 33.82 | Not in COGs |
* The % of total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome.