 Myxobacterial genomes typically have high GC content; in "E. salina" the GC content is 66-67%, slightly lower than its closest relative "P. pacifica".The "E. salina" genome contains genes with distant sequence similarity to known polyketide synthase genes, often responsible for unusual secondary metabolites with antibiotic activity.In particular, likely halogenases and polyketide synthase III genes have been bioinformatically identified; the latter is unusual in that it primarily is known from plant genomes.