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.orgam201
