Aliyu, HabibuDe Maayer, PieterRees, JasperTuffin, Marla I.Cowan, Don A.2014-08-152014-08-152014-03Aliyu H, De Maayer P, Rees J, Tuffin M, Cowan DA. 2014. Draft genome sequence of the Antarctic polyextremophile Nesterenkonia sp. strain AN1. Genome Announc. 2(2):e00197-14. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00197-14.2169-828710.1128/genomeA.00197-14http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41337Nesterenkonia sp. strain AN1 was isolated from Antarctic soil and is a polyextremophile, being tolerant of low temperatures, high salt concentrations, and high alkalinity. Here we report the draft genome sequence of this strain.en© 2014 Aliyu et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.Nesterenkonia sp. strain AN1Antarctic soilPolyextremophileLow temperaturesHigh alkalinityArticle