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Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Food Safety & Microbiology: Focusing on microbiological assessment across various food categories, including but not limited to poultry, water, fresh produce, and seafood.
Antimicrobial Application: Innovating pathogen control methods for foods and contact surfaces.
Antimicrobial Resistance: Tracking and analyzing resistant bacterial pathogens in food and the environment.
Bioinformatics in Microbiology: Employing bioinformatic tools for in-depth analysis of microbial community structure and phylogenomics.
For more up-to-date publications, please visit my Google Scholar Account.
Punchihewage-Don, A. J., Hasan, N. A., Parveen, S. 2025. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing for detection of foodborne pathogens in retail chicken. Microbiology Resource Announcements. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00033-25
Punchihewage-Don, A. J., Chen, Z., Meng, J., Parveen, S. 2025. Whole genome sequencing of Salmonella serovars isolated from organic and non-organic whole broiler carcasses on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA. Food Research International. 116349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.116349
Punchihewage-Don, A. J., Chen, Z., Meng, J., Parveen, S. 2025. Draft genome sequences of Salmonella recovered from organic and conventional retail chickens in Maryland, USA. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e01035-01024. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01035-24
Punchihewage-Don, A. J., Hasan, N. A., Parveen, S. 2025. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing of organic and conventional chickens. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e01081-01024. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01081-24
Punchihewage Don, A. J., Ranaweera, P. N., Parveen, S. 2024. Defense Mechanisms of Salmonella Against Antibiotics: A Review. Frontiers in Antibiotics. 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/frabi.2024.1448796
Punchihewage Don, A. J., Schwarz, J., Diria, A., Bowers, J., Parveen, S. 2024. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella in organic and non-organic chickens on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA. Frontiers in Microbiology. 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1272892
Goodwyn, B., Millner, P., Punchihewage Don, A. J., Schwarz, M., Hashem, F., Bowers, J., Biswas, D., Parveen, S. 2023. Survival and persistence of foodborne pathogenic and indicator bacteria in spatially separated integrated crop-livestock farms. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1287371
Punchihewage Don, A. J., Hasan, N.A., Rashed, S.M., Parveen, S. 2023. Microbiome analysis of organic and conventional chickens processed using whole carcass enrichment and rinse methods. Journal of Food Protection. 86(11). 100176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100176.
Elbashir, S. M., Adnan, A. M., Bowers, J., DePaola, A., Jahncke, M., Punchihewage Don, A. J., Da Silva, L. V., Hashem, F., Parveen, S. 2023. Antimicrobial resistance, virulence properties and genetic diversity of Salmonella Typhimurium recovered from domestic and imported seafood. Pathogens. 12(7). 897. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/7/897
Elbashir, S., Jahncke, M., DePaola, A., Bowers, J., Schwarz, J., Punchihewage Don, A. J., Min, B., Rippen, T., Parveen, S. 2023. Prevalence and abundance of bacterial pathogens of concern in shrimp, catfish and tilapia obtained at retail stores in Maryland, USA. Pathogens. 12(2). 187. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/2/187
Punchihewage Don, A. J., Hawkins, H., Adnan, A. M., Hashem, F., Parveen, S. 2022. The outbreaks and prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella in poultry in the United States: An Overview. Heliyon. 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11571
Punchihewage Don, A. J., Parveen, S., Schwarz, J., Hamill, L., Nindo, C., Hall, P., Vimini, B. 2021. Efficacy and quality attributes of antimicrobial agents application via a commercial electrostatic spray cabinet to inactivate Salmonella on skinless chicken thigh meat. Journal of Food Protection. 84 (12). 2221–2228. https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-21-206
Jeewantha, P. D. A., Abeyrathne, E. D. N. S. 2015. Incorporation of salt extracted compounds from yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares) to produce a fish flavored vegetable burger. Sri Lanka Journal of Animal Production. 7 & 8:8-15.
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