title: Improved-high-quality draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. JG-3, a eurypsychrophilic Actinobacteria from Antarctic Dry Valley permafrost.
abstract: The actinobacterium Rhodococcus sp. JG-3 is an aerobic, eurypsychrophilic, soil bacterium isolated from permafrost in the hyper arid Upper Dry Valleys of Antarctica. It is yellow pigmented, gram positive, moderately halotolerant and capable of growth from 30 °C down to at least -5 °C. The 5.28 Mb high-quality-draft genome is arranged into 6 scaffolds, containing 9 contigs and 4998 protein coding genes, with 64 % GC content. Increasing the availability of genome sequences from cold-adapted species is crucial to gaining a better understanding of the molecular traits of cold adaptation in microbes.
authors.affiliation: McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC Canada H9X 3V9.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goordial
authors.affiliation: McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC Canada H9X 3V9.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raymond-Bouchard
authors.affiliation: McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC Canada H9X 3V9.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ronholm
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.affiliation: DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA USA.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woyke
authors.affiliation: McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC Canada H9X 3V9.
authors.forename: Lyle
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.affiliation: Altoona College, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA USA.
authors.forename: Corien
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bakermans
keywords: Antarctica; Dry valleys; Eurypsychrophile; Permafrost; Rhodococcus sp. JG-3