COG classification of the S. sanguinis SK36 genome and comparison with other microbial genomes. The numbers of genes of eight species were compared based on the functional classification in the COG database. Ss, S. sanguinis SK36; Spy, S. pyogenes M1GAS; Sm, S. mutans UA159; Sp, S. pneumoniae R6; Sa, S. agalactiae NEM316; St, S. thermophilus CNZR1066; Ef, Enterococcus faecalis V583; Ll, Lactococcus lactis IL-1403. The functional categories are indicated as follows: A, amino acid transport and metabolism; B, carbohydrate transport and metabolism; C, cell division and chromosome partitioning; D, cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane; E, cell motility and secretion; F, coenzyme metabolism; G, defense mechanisms; H, DNA replication, recombination, and repair; I, energy production and conversion; J, unknown function; K, general function prediction; L, inorganic ion transport and metabolism; M, lipid metabolism; N, nucleotide transport and metabolism; O, posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones; P, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism; Q, signal transduction mechanisms; R, transcription; S, translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis; T, other.