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diff --git a/forester/java/src/org/forester/msa/Msa.java b/forester/java/src/org/forester/msa/Msa.java
index 0ee7844..790b674 100644
--- a/forester/java/src/org/forester/msa/Msa.java
+++ b/forester/java/src/org/forester/msa/Msa.java
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@ package org.forester.msa;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import org.forester.sequence.Sequence;
 import org.forester.sequence.Sequence.TYPE;
 
 public interface Msa {
 
-    public Object getIdentifier( int row );
+    public static enum MSA_FORMAT {
+        FASTA, PHYLIP;
+    }
 
-    public void setIdentifier( int row, Object identifier );
+    public String getIdentifier( int row );
+
+    public void setIdentifier( int row, String identifier );
 
     public int getLength();
 
@@ -42,11 +48,19 @@ public interface Msa {
 
     public char getResidueAt( int row, int col );
 
+    public List<Character> getColumnAt( int col );
+
+    public Sequence getSequence( final String id );
+
+    public Sequence getSequence( final int row );
+
+    public List<Sequence> asSequenceList();
+
     public StringBuffer getSequenceAsString( int row );
 
     public abstract TYPE getType();
 
     public void setResidueAt( final int row, final int col, final char residue );
 
-    public void write( Writer w ) throws IOException;
+    public void write( Writer w, MSA_FORMAT format ) throws IOException;
 }