Draft genome sequence of Williamsia sp. strain D3, isolated from the Darwin Mountains, Antarctica

Actinobacteria are the dominant taxa in Antarctic desert soils. Here, we describe the first draft genome of a member of the genus Williamsia (strain D3) isolated from Antarctic soil. The genome of this psychrotolerant bacterium may help to elucidate crucial survival mechanisms for organisms inhabiti...

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Published in:Genome Announcements
Main Authors: Guerrero, Leandro D., Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Aislabie, Jackie M., Cowan, Don A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
Subjects:
Williamsia sp. Strain D3
Cold desert soil systems
Darwin Mountains
Antarctica
Antarctic soils
Antarctic
New Zealand
Antarc*
Antarctica New Zealand
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41339
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Summary:Actinobacteria are the dominant taxa in Antarctic desert soils. Here, we describe the first draft genome of a member of the genus Williamsia (strain D3) isolated from Antarctic soil. The genome of this psychrotolerant bacterium may help to elucidate crucial survival mechanisms for organisms inhabiting cold desert soil systems. The South African National Research Foundation and the Genomics Research Institute of the University of Pretoria (to L.G., T.P.M., and D.A.C.), the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, New Zealand (projects C09X0307 and C09X1001, to J.A.), and Antarctica New Zealand. http://genomea.asm.org am2014

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