Table 2

Classification of Genes in RDs.

Gene class
RD-3
RD-5
RD-6
RD-27
RD-10
RD-28
RD-29
RD-18
RD-1*
Tot in RD
Tohama I
% in RD

Amino acid biosynthesis





1



1
135
4%
Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers


1

1




2
109
3%
Cell envelope
4
1
3

1

2


11
505
13%
Cellular Processes


1



1
1

3
169
4%
Central Intermediary metabolism
1

1

1




3
174
5%
DNA Metabolism






2


2
123
3%
Energy Metabolism
1

1

4




6
429
11%
Hypothetical proteins
5

2
1
1

2
2
2
15
260
5%
Mobile and extrachromosomal element functions




1




1
52
1%
Protein synthesis

1







1
186
5%
Regulatory funcions
3

2

1

2


8
322
8%
Transport and binding
2
3


4
1
3
1

14
327
9%
Unclassified
7
2
8

5

5
5

32
940
25%
(pseudogenes)
4 (17%)
2 (28%)
1 (5.2%)

5 (26%)
2 (100%)
3 (17.6%)
1 (11%)

18 (18%)
368
10%
Total nr of genes in RD
23
7
19
1
19
2
17
9
2
99
3731


The number of genes belonging to COG classes is indicated for each RD, for all RDs combined (Tot in RD) and for Tohama I [26]. In the last column the % of each class present in all RDs relative to Tohama I is indicated.

King et al. BMC Genomics 2008 9:311   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-9-311