Guerrero, Leandro D.Makhalanyane, Thulani PeterAislabie, Jackie M.Cowan, Don A.2014-08-152014-08-152014-01-23Guerrero LD, Makhalanyane TP, Aislabie JM, Cowan DA. 2014. Draft genome sequence of Williamsia sp. strain D3, isolated from the Darwin Mountains, Antarctica. Genome Announc. 2(1):e01230-13. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01230-13.2169-828710.1128/genomeA.01230-13.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41339Actinobacteria 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.en© 2014 Author et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.Williamsia sp. Strain D3Cold desert soil systemsDarwin Mountains, AntarcticaAntarctic soilsArticle