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Table 1 Functional categories of core and pan genes in 78 Enterococcus faecalis genomes

From: Comparative genomic analysis of Enterococcus faecalis: insights into their environmental adaptations

COG Functional category

No. of core genes

No. of pan genes

Proportion of core genes among pan genes (%)

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis

111

221

50.2

RNA processing and modification

0

0

0.0

Transcription

114

448

25.4

Replication, recombination and repair

70

378

18.5

Chromatin structure and dynamics

0

0

0.0

Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning

14

50

28.0

Nuclear structure

0

0

0.0

Defense mechanisms

27

181

14.9

Signal transduction mechanisms

52

156

33.3

Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis

54

208

26.0

Cell motility

5

18

27.8

Cytoskeleton

0

1

0.0

Extracellular structures

0

1

0.0

Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport

15

59

25.4

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

39

84

46.4

Energy production and conversion

74

142

52.1

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

107

410

26.1

Amino acid transport and metabolism

123

217

56.7

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

61

99

61.6

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

44

88

50.0

Lipid transport and metabolism

32

74

43.2

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

86

164

52.4

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

19

50

38.0

General function prediction only

172

439

39.2

Function unknown

133

560

23.8