Comparative analysis of bacterial genome sequences from microorganisms inhabiting terrestrial saline springs in Colombian Andes Mountain Ranges

The aims of the research project are to describe, compare, and contrast the gene content and organization of the genomes of selected halophilic microorganisms isolated from Colombian saline springs, in the context of saline adaptation, Horizontal gene transfer HGT, identification of functional attributes that differentiates these species from their counterpart non-halophilic (particularly in the case of Lysobacter spp)