Arthrobacter alpinus R3.8 is a psychrotolerant bacterial strain isolated from a 
soil sample obtained at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island, close to the Antarctic 
Peninsula. Strain R3.8 was sequenced in order to help discover potential cold 
active enzymes with biotechnological applications. Genome analysis identified 
various cold adaptation genes including some coding for anti-freeze proteins and 
cold-shock proteins, genes involved in bioremediation of xenobiotic compounds 
including naphthalene, and genes with chitinolytic and N-acetylglucosamine 
utilization properties and also plant-growth-influencing properties. In this 
genome report, we present a complete genome sequence of A. alpinus strain R3.8 
and its annotation data, which will facilitate exploitation of potential novel 
cold-active enzymes.