Dr Seweryn Bialasiewicz
Senior Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
+61 7 344 32598
Researcher biography
Dr. Bialasiewicz worked at the Royal Children's Hospital and the Children's Health Queensland HHS for over 18 years conducting translational research and clinical support centering on infectious disease (primarily viral and bacterial) molecular diagnostics, general microbiology and molecular epidemiology. In 2019, he became a group leader at The University of Queensland's Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, expanding on a growing interest in the microbial ecology of the human body, it's role in health and disease, and ways to manipulated to achieve desirable outcomes. One Health microbial ecology, where human health is interconnected with the health of animals (both livestock and wildlife), and the broader environment is also an area of active interest. His background in virology has influenced the work he does, meaning a key focus of his microbial ecology works centres around the interactions between all types of microorgansims (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and micro-eukaryotes).
Ongoing work includes:
- Leveraging of emerging technologies to explore the hidden microbial diversity and their interactions in the human body.
- Using the technology to develop microbial (e.g. phage)-based treatments or preventatives to complex diseases (e.g. Otitis Media, Chronic Rhinosinusitis, GvHD).
- Understanding the genetics of antibiotic resistance spread.
Book Chapters
Rockett, Rebecca J., Nissen, Michael D., Sloots, Theo P. and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2016). Human polyomaviruses. Clinical Virology Manual. (pp. 427-442) edited by Michael J. Loeffelholz, Richard L. Hodinka, Stephen A. Young and Benjamin A. Pinsky. Washington DC, United States: American Society for Microbiology (ASM). doi: 10.1128/9781555819156
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Mackay, Ian M., Whiley, David M. and Sloots, Theo P. (2012). Protocol for the use of enzyme-linked hybridization assays for genital ulcer disease. Diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases. (pp. 225-233) edited by Colin R. MacKenzie and Birgit Henrich. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-937-2_14
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M. and Sloots, Theo P. (2010). Malaria (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale). PCR for clinical microbiology : An Australian and international perspective. (pp. 373-377) edited by Margaret Schuller, Theo P. Sloots, Gregory S. James, Catriona L. Halliday and Ian W.J. Carter. Dordrecht ; London: Springer Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_64
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2010). Human Polyomaviruses – KIV and WUV. PCR for Clinical Microbiology. (pp. 295-297) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_46
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2010). Human Polyomaviruses - KIV and WUV. PCR for clinical microbiology : An Australian and international perspective. (pp. 295-298) edited by Margaret Schuller, Theo P. Sloots, Gregory S. James, Catriona L. Halliday and Ian W.J. Carter. Dordrecht ; London: Springer Publishing.
Journal Articles
Schlapbach, Luregn J., Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Wilson, Clare, Raman, Sainath, George, Shane, Snelling, Peter J., Phillips, Natalie, Irwin, Adam, Sharp, Natalie, Le Marsney, Renate, Chavan, Arjun, Hempenstall, Allison, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, MacDonald, Anna D., Grimwood, Keith, Cling, Jessica C., McPherson, Stephen J., Blumenthal, Antje, Kaforou, Myrsini, Levin, Michael, Herberg, Jethro A., Gibbons, Kristen S., Coin, Lachlan J. M., EUCLIDS consortium and RAPIDS Study Group (2024). Host gene expression signatures to identify infection type and organ dysfunction in children evaluated for sepsis: a multicentre cohort study. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8 (5), 325-338. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00017-8
Chai, Ming G., Tu, Quyen, Cotta, Menino O., Bauer, Michelle J., Balch, Ross, Okafor, Charles, Comans, Tracy, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Mcwhinney, Brett C., Farkas, Andras, Paterson, David L., Clark, Julia E., Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Forde, Brian M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Correction: Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine, 50 (5), 810-810. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07393-9
Chai, Gene G., Tu, Quyen, Cotta, Menino O., Bauer, Michelle J., Balch, Ross, Okafor, Charles, Comans, Tracy, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., McWhinney, Brett C., Farkas, Andras, Paterson, David L., Clark, Julia E., Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Forde, Brian M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine, 50 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07353-3
McWhinney, Brett, Ungerer, Jacobus, LeMarsey, Renate, Phillips, Natalie, Raman, Sainath, Gibbons, Kristen, Schlapbach, Luregn J., on behalf of Rapid Acute Paediatric Infection Diagnosis in Suspected Sepsis (RAPIDS) Study Investigators, Irwin, Adam (RAPIDS member) and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (RAPIDS member) (2024). Serum levels of vitamin C and thiamin in children with suspected sepsis: a prospective observational cohort study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 25 (2), 171-176. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003349
Harris, Patrick N. A., Bauer, Michelle J., Lüftinger, Lukas, Beisken, Stephan, Forde, Brian M., Balch, Ross, Cotta, Menino, Schlapbach, Luregn, Raman, Sainath, Shekar, Kiran, Kruger, Peter, Lipman, Jeff, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A., Paterson, David L. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Rapid nanopore sequencing and predictive susceptibility testing of positive blood cultures from intensive care patients with sepsis. Microbiology spectrum, 12 (2) e0306523, e0306523. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03065-23
Atto, Brianna, Anteneh, Yitayal, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Binks, Michael J., Hashemi, Mostafa, Hill, Jane, Thornton, Ruth B., Westaway, Jacob and Marsh, Robyn L. (2024). The respiratory microbiome in paediatric chronic wet cough: what is known and future directions. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13 (1) 171. doi: 10.3390/jcm13010171
Tamir, Sharon Ovnat, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Brennan-Jones, Christopher G., Der, Carolina, Kariv, Liron, Macharia, Ian, Marsh, Robyn L., Seguya, Amina and Thornton, Ruth (2023). ISOM 2023 research Panel 4 - diagnostics and microbiology of otitis media. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 174 111741, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111741
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, May, Meryta, Tozer, Sarah, Day, Rebecca, Bernard, Anne, Zaugg, Julian, Gartrell, Kyana, Alexandersen, Soren, Chamings, Anthony, Wang, Claire Y. T., Clark, Julia, Grimwood, Keith, Heney, Claire, Schlapbach, Luregn, Ware, Robert S., Speers, David, Andrews, Ross M. and Lambert, Stephen (2023). HPeV3 diversity, recombination and clinical impact across 7-years: an Australian story. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 227 (2), 278-287. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac311
Mihala, Gabor, Ware, Robert S., Lambert, Stephen B., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Sarna, Mohinder, Sloots, Theo P., Nissen, Michael D. and Grimwood, Keith (2022). Potentially Pathogenic Organisms in Stools and Their Association With Acute Diarrheal Illness in Children Aged < 2 Years (vol 11, pg 199, 2022). Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 11 (8), 388-388. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac075
Goggin, Rachel K., Bennett, Catherine A., Cooksley, Clare M., Bassiouni, Ahmed, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Wormald, Peter-John, Vreugde, Sarah and Psaltis, Alkis J. (2022). Viral presence and the bacterial microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 5 11, 1-9. doi: 10.21037/AJO-21-53
Coleman, Andrea, Håkansson, Alexander, Grahn Håkansson, Eva, Cottrell, Kyra, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Zaugg, Julian and Cervin, Anders (2022). In vitro Inhibition of respiratory pathogens by lactobacillus and alpha haemolytic streptococci from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 132 (3), 2368-2378. doi: 10.1111/jam.15320
Krueger, Annika, Zaugg, Julian, Lachner, Nancy, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lin, Lynlee L., Gabizon, Sharon, Sobarun, Priyamvada, Morrison, Mark, Soyer, H. Peter, Hugenholtz, Philip and Frazer, Ian H. (2022). Changes in the skin microbiome associated with squamous cell carcinoma in transplant recipients. ISME Communications, 2 (1) 13, 13. doi: 10.1038/s43705-022-00095-7
Mihala, Gabor, Ware, Robert S., Lambert, Stephen B., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Sarna, Mohinder, Sloots, Theo P., Nissen, Michael D. and Grimwood, Keith (2022). Potentially Pathogenic Organisms in Stools and Their Association With Acute Diarrheal Illness in Children Aged <2 Years. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 11 (5), 199-206. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab130
Coleman, Andrea, Zaugg, Julian, Wood, Amanda, Cottrell, Kyra, Håkansson, Eva Grahn, Adams, Jasmyn, Brown, Matthew, Cervin, Anders and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2021). Upper respiratory tract microbiome of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in ear and nose health and disease. Microbiology Spectrum, 9 (2) e00367-21, e0036721. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00367-21
Irwin, Adam D., Coin, Lachlan J. M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Cotta, Menino Osbert, Bauer, Michelle J., Buckley, Cameron, Balch, Ross, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Beatson, Scott A., Forde, Brian M., Paterson, David, Clark, Julia, Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Schlapbach, Luregn J. and Roberts, Jason A. (2021). Optimising treatment outcomes for children and adults through rapid genome sequencing of sepsis pathogens. A study protocol for a prospective, multi-centre trial (DIRECT). Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 667680, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.667680
Tang, Julian W., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Dwyer, Dominic E., Dilcher, Meik, Tellier, Raymond, Taylor, Janette, Hua, Harry, Jennings, Lance, Kok, Jen, Levy, Avram, Smith, David, Barr, Ian G. and Sullivan, Sheena G. (2021). Where have all the viruses gone? Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of Medical Virology, 93 (7) jmv.26964, 4099-4101. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26964
Coleman, Andrea, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Marsh, Robyn L., Grahn Håkansson, Eva, Cottrell, Kyra, Wood, Amanda, Jayasundara, Nadeesha, Ware, Robert S., Zaugg, Julian, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Adams, Jasmyn, Ferguson, Josephine, Brown, Matthew, Roos, Kristian and Cervin, Anders (2021). Upper respiratory microbiota in relation to ear and nose health among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 10 (4), 468-476. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa141
Goggin, Rachel K., Bennett, Catherine A., Ramezanpour, Mahnaz, Hu, Hua, Fenix, Kevin, Bassiouni, Ahmed, Javadiyan, Shari, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Wormald, Peter-John, Psaltis, Alkis J. and Vreugde, Sarah (2020). Association between viral infection and increased mucosal eosinophils and CD8+CD103+ T cells in chronic rhinosinusitis. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology, 10 (8) alr.22564, 978-980. doi: 10.1002/alr.22564
Marsh, Robyn L., Aho, Celestine, Beissbarth, Jemima, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Binks, Michael, Cervin, Anders, Kirkham, Lea-Ann S., Lemon, Katherine P., Slack, Mary P.E. and Smith-Vaughan, Heidi C. (2020). Recent advances in understanding the natural history of the otitis media microbiome and its response to environmental pressures. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 130 (Supp. 1) 109836, 109836. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109836
May, M. L. A., Tozer, S., Day, R., Doyle, R., Bernard, A., Schlapbach, L. J., Heney, C., Clark, J. E. and Bialasiewicz, S. (2019). Polymerase chain reaction for human parechovirus on blood samples improves detection of clinical infections in infants. Molecular Biology Reports, 47 (1), 715-720. doi: 10.1007/s11033-019-05151-5
Lam, Tommy T., Tang, Julian W., Lai, Florence Y., Zaraket, Hassan, Dbaibo, Ghassan, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Tozer, Sarah, Heraud, Jean-Michel, Drews, Steven J., Hachette, Todd, Chan, Paul K.S., Koay, Evelyn S.C., Lee, Hong Kai, Tee, Kok Keng, Liu, Yang, Fraaij, Pieter L.A., Jennings, Lance, Waris, Matti, Krajden, Mel, Corriveau, André, Jalal, Hamid, Nishimura, Hidekazu, Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn, Badarch, Darmaa, Watanabe, Aripuana, Kabanda, Alice, Sloots, Theo, Kok, Jen, Dwyer, Dominic E. and Koopmans, Marion (2019). Comparative global epidemiology of influenza, respiratory syncytial and parainfluenza viruses, 2010–2015. Journal of Infection, 79 (4), 373-382. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.07.008
Chong, Ka Chun, Lee, Tsz Cheung, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Chen, Jian, Smith, David W., Choy, Wisely S. C., Krajden, Mel, Jalal, Hamid, Jennings, Lance, Alexander, Burmaa, Lee, Hong Kai, Fraaij, Pieter, Levy, Avram, Yeung, Apple C. M., Tozer, Sarah, Lau, Steven Y. F., Jia, Katherine M., Tang, Julian W. T., Hui, David S. C. and Chan, Paul K. S. (2019). Association between meteorological variations and activities of influenza A and B across different climate zones: a multi-region modelling analysis across the globe. Journal of Infection, 80 (1), 84-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.09.013
Wang, Claire Y. T., Ware, Robert S., Lambert, Stephen B, Mhango, Lebogang P, Tozer, Sarah, Day, Rebecca, Grimwood, Keith and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2019). Parechovirus A infections in healthy Australian children during the first 2-years of life: a community-based longitudinal birth cohort study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71 (1), 116-127. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz761
Goggin, Rachel K., Bennett, Catherine A., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Vediappan, Rajan S., Vreugde, Sarah, Wormald, Peter-John and Psaltis, Alkis J. (2019). The presence of virus significantly associates with chronic rhinosinusitis disease severity. Allergy, 74 (8) all.13772, 1569-1572. doi: 10.1111/all.13772
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Duarte, Tania P. S., Nguyen, Son H., Sukumaran, Vichitra, Stewart, Alexandra, Appleton, Sally, Pitt, Miranda E., Bainomugisa, Arnold, Jennison, Amy V., Graham, Rikki, Coin, Lachlan J. M. and Hajkowicz, Krispin (2019). Rapid diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus septic shock in an immunocompetent individual using real-time Nanopore sequencing: a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19 (1) 660, 1-5. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4173-2
Palmu, Arto A., Ware, Robert S., Lambert, Stephen B., Sarna, Mohinder, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Seib, Kate L., Atack, John M., Nissen, Michael D. and Grimwood, Keith (2019). Nasal swab bacteriology by PCR during the first 24-months of life: a prospective birth cohort study. Pediatric Pulmonology, 54 (3), 289-296. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24231
McKenna, Ronan, Joseph, Lindsay, Sargent, Philip, May, Meryta, Tozer, Sarah, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Heney, Claire, Schlapbach, Luregn J. and Clark, Julia E. (2019). Paediatric intensive care admissions during the 2015-2016 Queensland human parechovirus outbreak: parechovirus intensive care admissions. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55 (8), 968-974. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14336
Joseph, Lindsay, May, Meryta, Thomas, Marion, Smerdon, Carla, Tozer, Sarah, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, McKenna, Ronan, Sargent, Philip, Kynaston, Anne, Heney, Claire and Clark, Julia E. (2019). Human parechovirus 3 in infants: expanding our knowledge of adverse outcomes. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38 (1), 1-5. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002136
Coleman, Andrea, Wood, Amanda, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Ware, Robert S., Marsh, Robyn L. and Cervin, Anders (2018). The unsolved problem of otitis media in indigenous populations: a systematic review of upper respiratory and middle ear microbiology in indigenous children with otitis media. Microbiome, 6 (1) 199, 199. doi: 10.1186/s40168-018-0577-2
Goggin, Rachel K., Bennett, Catherine A., Bassiouni, Ahmed, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Vreugde, Sarah, Wormald, Peter-John and Psaltis, Alkis J. (2018). Comparative viral sampling in the sinonasal passages; different viruses at different sites. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8 (SEP) 334, 334. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00334
Wang, Claire Y. T., McCarthy, James S., Stone, Will J., Bousema, Teun, Collins, Katharine A. and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2018). Assessing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in mosquito-feeding assays using quantitative PCR. Malaria Journal, 17 (1) 249, 249. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2382-6
Sarna, Mohinder, Lambert, Stephen B., Sloots, Theo P., Whiley, David M., Alsaleh, Asma, Mhango, Lebogang, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Wang, David, Nissen, Michael D., Grimwood, Keith and Ware, Robert S. (2017). Viruses causing lower respiratory symptoms in young children: findings from the ORChID birth cohort. Thorax, 73 (10), thoraxjnl-2017. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210233
Tang, Julian W., Lam, Tommy T., Zaraket, Hassan, Lipkin, W. Ian, Drews, Steven J., Hatchette, Todd F., Heraud, Jean-Michel, Koopmans, Marion P., the INSPIRE investigators, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn , Sloots, Theo and Tozer, Sarah (2017). Global epidemiology of non-influenza RNA respiratory viruses: data gaps and a growing need for surveillance?. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17 (10), E320-E326. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30238-4
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Byrom, Lisa, Fraser, Chris and Clark, Julia (2017). Potential route of transmission for Trichodysplasia Spinulosa polyomavirus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 215 (7), 1175-1176. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix078
Bialasiewicz, S., Rockett, R. J., Barraclough, K. A., Leary, D., Dudley, K. J., Isbel, N. M. and Sloots, T. P. (2016). Detection of recently discovered human polyomaviruses in a longitudinal kidney transplant cohort. American Journal of Transplantation, 16 (9), 2734-2740. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13799
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Hart, Gareth, Oliver, Kimberly, Agnihotri, Shruti P., Koralnik, Igor J., Viscidi, Raphael, Nissen, Michael D., Sloots, Theo P., Burke, Michael T., Isbel, Nicole M. and Burke, John (2016). A difficult decision: atypical JC polyomavirus encephalopathy in a kidney transplant recipient. Transplantation, 101 (6), 1461-1467. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001275
Kazem, Siamaque, Lauber, Chris, van der Meijden, Els, Kooijman, Sander, Kravchenko, Alexander A., TrichSpin Network, Feltkamp, Mariet C. W., Gorbalenya, Alexander E. and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2016). Limited variation during circulation of a polyomavirus in the human population involves the COCO-VA toggling site of Middle and Alternative T-antigen(s). Virology, 487, 129-40. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.09.013
Rockett, Rebecca, Barraclough K.A., Isbel, Nicole M., Dudley, Kevin J., Nissen, Michael D., Sloots, Theo P. and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2015). Specific rolling circle amplification of low-copy human polyomaviruses BKV, HPyV6, HPyV7, TSPyV, and STLPyV. Journal of Virological Methods, 215-216, 17-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.02.004
Rockett, Rebecca J., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Mhango, Lebogang, Gaydon, Jane, Holding, Rebecca, Whiley, David M., Lambert, Stephen B., Ware, Robert S., Nissen, Michael D., Grimwood, Keith and Sloots, Theo P. (2015). Acquisition of human polyomaviruses in the first 18 months of life. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21 (2), 365-367. doi: 10.3201/eid2102.141429
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, McVernon, Jodie, Nolan, Terry, Lambert, Stephen B., Zhao, Guoyan, Wang, David, Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2014). Detection of a divergent Parainfluenza 4 virus in an adult patient with influenza like illness using next-generation sequencing. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (1) 275, 275.1-275.5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-275
Alsaleh, Asma N., Whiley, David M., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lambert, Stephen B., Ware, Robert S., Nissen, Michael D., Sloots, Theo P. and Grimwood, Keith (2014). Nasal swab samples and real-time polymerase chain reaction assays in community-based, longitudinal studies of respiratory viruses: the importance of sample integrity and quality control. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (1) 15, 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-15
Hackett, H., Bialasiewicz, S., Jacob, K., Bletchly, C., Harrower, B., Nimmo, G.R., Nissen, M.D., Sloots, T.P. and Whiley, D.M. (2014). Screening for H7N9 influenza A by matrix gene-based real-time reverse-transcription PCR. Journal of Virological Methods, 195, 123-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.10.016
van der Meijden, Els, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Rockett, Rebecca J., Tozer, Sarah J., Sloots, Theo P. and Feltkamp, Mariet C. W. (2013). Different serologic behavior of MCPyV, TSPyV, HPyV6, HPyV7 and HPyV9 polyomaviruses found on the skin. PLoS One, 8 (11) e81078, e81078.1-e81078.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081078
Bialasiewicz, S., Cho, Y., Rockett, R., Preston, J., Wood, S., Fleming, S., Shepherd, B., Barraclough, K., Sloots, T. P. and Isbel, N. (2013). Association of micropapillary urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and BK viruria in kidney transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease, 15 (3), 283-289. doi: 10.1111/tid.12072
Rockett, Rebecca J., Sloots, Theo P., Bowes, Sharleen, O'Neill, Nicholas, Ye, Suifang, Robson, Jenny, Whiley, David M., Lambert, Stephen B., Wang, David, Nissen, Michael D. and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (2013). Detection of novel polyomaviruses, TSPyV, HPyV6, HPyV7, HPyV9 and MWPyV in feces, urine, blood, respiratory swabs and cerebrospinal fluid. PLoS ONE, 8 (5) e62764, e62764.1-e62764.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062764
Barraclough, Katherine A., Isbel, Nicole M., Lee, Katie J., Bergmann, Troels K., Johnson, David W., McWhinney, Brett C., Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Campbell, Scott B., Leary, Diana R., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Rockett, Rebecca J. and Staatz, Christine E. (2012). NR1I2 polymorphisms are related to tacrolimus dose-adjusted exposure and BK viremia in adult kidney transplantation. Transplantation, 94 (10), 1025-1032. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31826c3985
Lambert, Stephen Bernard, Ware, Robert S., Cook, Anne L., Maguire, Frances A., Whiley, David M,, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Mackay, Ian M, Wang, David, Sloots, Theo P., Nissen, Michael D. and Grimwood, Keith (2012). Observational Research in Childhood Infectious Diseases (ORChID): a dynamic birth cohort study. BMJ Open, 2 (6) e002134, e002134.1-e002134.7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002134
Antonsson, Annika, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Rockett, Rebecca J., Jacob, Kevin, Bennett, Ian C. and Sloots, Theo P. (2012). Exploring the Prevalence of Ten Polyomaviruses and Two Herpes Viruses in Breast Cancer. Plos One, 7 (8) e39842, e39842-1-e39842-4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039842
Dang, Xin, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Nissen, Michael D., Sloots, Theo P., Koralnik, Igor J. and Tan, Chen S. (2011). Infrequent detection of KI, WU and MC polyomaviruses in immunosuppressed individuals with or without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. PLoS One, 6 (3) e16736, e16736.1-e16736.5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016736
Rockett, Rebecca J., Tozer, Sarah J., Peatey, Chris, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Nissen, Michael D., Trenholme, Katharine, Mc Carthy, James S. and Sloots, Theo P. (2011). A real-time, quantitative PCR method using hydrolysis probes for the monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum load in experimentally infected human volunteers. Malaria Journal, 10 (48) 48, 48-1-48-6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-48
Whiley, David M., Faux, Cassandra E., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Gould, Allan R., Lambert, Stephen B., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2010). A simple approach for preparing real-time PCR positive reaction controls for rare or emerging viruses. Journal of Clinical Virology, 48 (3), 193-197. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.03.022
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Rockett, Rebecca, Whiley, David W., Abed, Yacine, Allander, Tobias, Binks, Michael, Boivin, Guy, Cheng, Allen C., Chung, Ju-Young, Ferguson, Patricia E., Gilroy, Nicole M., Leach, Amanda J., Lindau, Cecilia, Rossen, John W., Sorrell, Tania C., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2010). Whole-genome characterization and genotyping of global WU polyomavirus strains. Journal of Virology, 84 (12), 6229-6234. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02658-09
Vestergaard, Anna L., Knudsen, Ulla B., Munk, Torben, Rosbach, Hanne, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Sloots, Theo P., Martensen, Pia M. and Antonsson, Annika (2010). Low prevalence of DNA viruses in the human endometrium and endometriosis. Archives of Virology, 155 (5), 695-703. doi: 10.1007/s00705-010-0643-y
Rockett, Rebecca J., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Bletchly, Cheryl, Faux, Cassandra E., Lambert, Stephen B., Nimmo, Graeme R., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theodorus P. (2009). A novel duplex real-time reverse transcription PCR Assay for the detection of influenza A and the novel influenza A(H1N1)strain.. Viruses, 1 (3), 1204-1208. doi: 10.3390/v1031204
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Lambert, Stephen B., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2009). Detection of BK, JC, WU, or KI polyomaviruses in faecal, urine, blood, cerebrospinal fluid and respiratory samples. Journal of Clinical Virology, 45 (3), 249-254. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.05.002
Whiley, David M., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Bletchly, Cheryl, Faux, Cassandra E., Harrower, Bruce, Gould, Allan R., Lambert, Stephen B., Nimmo, Graeme R., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2009). Detection of novel influenza A(H1N1) virus by real-time RT-PCR.. Journal of Clinical Virology, 45 (3), 203-204. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.05.032
Buhrer-Skinner, Monika, Muller, Reinhold, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Sloots, Theo P., Debattista, Joseph, Gordon, Rose and Buettner, Petra G. (2009). The check is in the mail: piloting a novel approach to Chlamydia trachomatis testing using self-collected, mailed specimen.. Sexual Health, 6 (2), 163-169. doi: 10.1071/SH08076
Bialasiewicz, S., Whiley, D. M., Buhrer-Skinner, M., Bautista, C., Barker, K., Aitken, S., Gordon, R., Muller, R., Lambert, S. B., Debattista, J., Nissen, M. D. and Sloots, T. P. (2009). A novel gel-based method for self collection and ambient temperature postal transport of urine for PCR detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 85 (2), 102-105. doi: 10.1136/sti.2008.032607
Tozer, Sarah J., Lambert, Stephen B., Whiley, David M., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lyon, Michael J, Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2009). Detection of Human Bocavirus in respiratory, fecal and blood samples by real-time PCR. Journal of Medical Virology, 81 (3), 488-493. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21409
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lambert, Stephen B., Whiley, David M., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2009). Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in respiratory specimens from children and adults. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15 (3), 492-494. doi: 10.3201/eid1503.081067
Whiley, D. M., Lambert, S., Bialasiewicz, S., Goire, N., Nissen, M. D. and Sloots, T. P. (2008). False-Negative results in nucleic acid amplification tests: do we need to routinely use two genetic targets in all assays to overcome problems caused by sequence variation?. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 34 (2), 71-76. doi: 10.1080/10408410801960913
Bialasiewicz, S., Whiley, D. M., Lambert, S. B., Jacob, K., Bletchly, C., Wang, D., Nissen, M. D. and Sloots, T. P. (2008). Presence of the newly discovered human polyomaviruses KI and WU in Australian patients with acute respiratory tract infection. Journal of Clinical Virology, 41 (2), 63-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.11.001
Bialasiewicz, S., Whiley, D. M., Lambert, S. B., Gould, A., Nissen, M. D. and Sloots, T. P. (2007). Development and evaluation of real-time PCR assays for the detection of the newly identified KI and WU polyomaviruses. Journal of Clinical Virology, 40 (1), 9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.07.015
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Lambert, Stephen B., Wang, David, Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2007). A newly reported human polyomavirus, KI virus, is present in the respiratory tract of Australian children. Journal of Clinical Virology, 40 (1), 15-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.07.001
Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Whiley, David M., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2007). Impact of competitive inhibition and sequence variation upon the sensitivity of Malaria PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45 (5), 1621-1623. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02145-06
Mackay, Ian M., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Jacob, Kevin C., McQueen, Emily, Arden, Katherine E., Nissen, Michael D. and Sloots, Theo P. (2006). Genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus over 4 consecutive years in Australia. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 193 (12), 1630-1633. doi: 10.1086/504260
Mackay, I.M., Bialasiewicz, S. and Waliuzzaman, Z. (2006). Correction to: Use of the P gene to genotype human metapneumovirus identifies 4 viral subtypes. (vol 190, pg 1913, 2004). Journal of Infectious Diseases, 193 (1), 168-168.
Sloots, T. P., Mackay, I. M., Bialasiewicz, S., Jacob, K. C., McQueen, E., Harnett, G. B., Siebert, D. J., Masters, I. B., Young, P. R. and Nissen, M. D. (2006). Human metapneumovirus, Australia, 2001-2004. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (8), 1263-1266. doi: 10.3201/eid1708.051239
Conference Papers
Liaw, Joshua, Jaakwee, Rhys, Maresco-Pennisi, Diane, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn and Cervin, Anders (2024). The association between clinical and microbiome outcomes in current therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis - a scoping review. ASOHNS ASM 2024, Perth, WA Australia, 8-10 March 2024. ASOHNS.
Wang, Claire Y. T., Mhango, Lebogang P., Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Sarna, Mohinder, Ware, Robert S., Tozer, Sarah, Grimwood, Keith and Lambert, Stephen (2017). Human parechovirus infections in Australian infants during the first 2-years of life: a community-based birth cohort study. 30th International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICC), Taipei, Taiwan, 24-27 November 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier .
Rockett, Rebecca, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lambert, Stephen B., Ware, Robert, Whiley, David M., Nissen, Michael D., Grimwood, Keith and Sloots, Theo P. (2013). WU, KI, MW and MCV polyomavirus infection in the first 2 years of life. 5th International Conference on Polyomaviruses and Human Diseases: Basic and Clinical Perspectives, Stresa Italy, 09-11 May 2013. New York, NY United States: Springer New York LLC.
Barraclough, K., Isbel, N., Lee, K., Bergmann, T., Johnson, D., Mcwhinney, B., Ungerer, J., Campbell, S., Leary, D., Bialasiewicz, S., Rockett, R. and Staatz, C. (2012). An impact of Nr1I2 genotype on dose-adjusted exposure to tacrolimus and Bk Viraemia in adult kidney transplantation. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Auckland New Zealand, 27-29 August 2012. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01631.x
Barraclough, Katherine, Rockett, Rebecca, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Staatz, Christine, Griffin, Anthony, Preston, John, Wood, Simon, Lawson, Malcolm, Kanagaragh, Vijay, Johnson, David, Campbell, Scott and Isbel, Nicole (2011). Donor Versus Recipient Origin of BK Virus in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, Australia, 29 Jun-1 Jul 2011. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Sammartino, C., Edey, M., Barraclough, K., Bialasiewicz, S., Rockett, R., Sloots, T., Oliver, K., Strutton, G., Griffin, A., Campell, S., Mudge, D., Johnson, D. and Isbel, N. (2010). Outcome of Merkel cell carcinoma in renal transplant recipients. 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Perth, Western Australia, 12-15 September 2010. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Bialasiewicz S., Whiley D., Nissen, M. D. and Sloots, T. P. (2007). The impact of oligonucleotide design on PCR sensitivity. Abstract M-54. Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearwater, FL, USA, 2007.
Bialasiewicz S., Whiley D., Nissen, M. D. and Sloots, T. P. (2006). Factors influencing the sensitivity of the malarial PCR assay.. ASM SVM Special Interest Group Meeting, Brisbane, 2006.
Bialasiewicz S., Whiley D. and Sloots, Theodorus P. (2006). The impact of competitive inhibition and sequence variation upon the sensitivity of malaria PCR. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 2006.
Bialasiewicz S., Whiley D. and Sloots, Theodorus P. (2006). The impact of competitive inhibition and sequence variation upon the sensitivity of malaria PCR.. Annual Health and Medical Research Conference of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., 2006.
Sloots, T. P., Mackay, I. M., Jacob, K.C., Bialasiewicz, S. and Nissen, M. D. (2006). A four year study of human metapneumovirus in Australia. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia,, 2-6 July 2006.
Thesis
Seweryn Bialasiewicz (2010). Characterisation of Newly Discovered Human Polyomaviruses WU and KI. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry & Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.