Publications

Highlighted Publications

Geographical migration and fitness dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae
S Belman, N Lefrancq, S Nzenze, S Downs, M du Plessis, SW Lo, …
Nature 631 (8020), 386-392, 2024
2024
Estimating between-country migration in pneumococcal populations
S Belman, H Pesonen, NJ Croucher, SD Bentley, J Corander
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 14 (6), jkae058, 2024
2024
Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study
SW Lo, K Mellor, R Cohen, AR Alonso, S Belman, N Kumar, PA Hawkins, …
The Lancet Microbe 3 (10), e735-e743, 2022
2022
Microbial diversity mediates the impact of air pollution on pneumococcal disease risk
S Belman, C Lekhuleni, J Kleynhans, G Moirano, D Lührsen, C Carnerero, …
medRxiv, 2025.12. 10.25341877, 2025
2025
The Effects of Meteorological Factors and Air Quality on Pneumococcal Dynamics: a scoping review protocol
S Belman, C Lekhuleni, D Khan, KV Daalen, R Lowe
Open Science Framework, 2025
2025
Evolution of invasive pneumococcal disease by serotype 3 in adults: a Spanish three-decade retrospective study
S Calvo-Silveria, A González-Díaz, I Grau, JM Marimón, E Cercenado, …
The Lancet Regional Health–Europe 41, 2024
2024
Geographical migration and fitness dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae
S Belman, N Lefrancq, S Nzenze, S Downs, M du Plessis, SW Lo, …
Nature 631 (8020), 386-392, 2024
2024
Estimating between-country migration in pneumococcal populations
S Belman, H Pesonen, NJ Croucher, SD Bentley, J Corander
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 14 (6), jkae058, 2024
2024
Estimating geographical spread of Streptococcus pneumoniae within Israel using genomic data
HCR Cheng, S Belman, H Salje, R Dagan, SD Bentley
Microbial genomics 10 (6), 001262, 2024
2024
Characterising Streptococcus pneumoniae Transmission Patterns in Malawi Through Genomic and Statistical Modelling
R Cave, J Chirombo, U Obolski, S Belman, A Kalizang’oma, …
medRxiv, 2024.11. 22.24317796, 2024
2024
Research for surveillance and surveillance for research: Why this matters for Wellcome
TW Trust
Wellcome Open Research, 2024
2024
A global genomic perspective on the multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae 15A-CC63 sub-lineage following pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction
PA Hawkins, S Chochua, SW Lo, S Belman, M Antonio, …
Microbial genomics 9 (4), 000998, 2023
2023
Geographic migration and vaccine-induced fitness changes of Streptococcus pneumoniae
S Belman, N Lefrancq, S Nzenze, S Downs, M du Plessis, S Lo, L McGee, …
bioRxiv, 2023
2023
Geographic Migration and Evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae
S Belman
2023
Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study
SW Lo, K Mellor, R Cohen, AR Alonso, S Belman, N Kumar, PA Hawkins, …
The Lancet Microbe 3 (10), e735-e743, 2022
2022
Genetic background of Cambodian pneumococcal carriage isolates following pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 13
S Belman, S Soeng, C Soputhy, R Gladstone, PA Hawkins, RF Breiman, …
Microbial Genomics 8 (6), 000837, 2022
2022
A new perspective on ancient Mitis group streptococcal genetics
S Belman, C Chaguza, N Kumar, S Lo, SD Bentley
Microbial genomics 8 (2), 000753, 2022
2022
SARS-CoV-2 genomics as a springboard for future disease mitigation in LMICs
S Belman, S Saha, MA Beale
Nature Reviews Microbiology 20 (1), 3-3, 2022
2022
Psoriasis characteristics for the early detection of psoriatic arthritis
S Belman, JA Walsh, C Carroll, M Milliken, B Haaland, KC Duffin, …
The Journal of rheumatology 48 (10), 1559-1565, 2021
2021
Considerations in assessing germline variant pathogenicity using cosegregation analysis
S Belman, MT Parsons, AB Spurdle, DE Goldgar, BJ Feng
Genetics in Medicine 22 (12), 2052-2059, 2020
2020
15928 Reduced time to onset of psoriatic arthritis is associated with specific phenotypes and psoriatic characteristics
S Belman, J Walsh, C Carroll, M Milliken, B Haaland, K Callis-Duffin, …
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 83 (6), AB50, 2020
2020
Genomic, Phenomic, Proteomic Predictors of Psoriatic Arthritis
J Walsh, S Belman, C Carroll, M Milliken, B Haaland, KC Duffin, …
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY 72, 2020
2020