1. Department of Biosystems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka
2. Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
3. Center for Biotechnology, Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
4. Department of Plant and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
5. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka