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Peter Østrup Jensen

Peter Østrup Jensen

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Microbiology

D-Index
67
Citations
19752
World Ranking
2245
National Ranking
33

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Overview

Peter Østrup Jensen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work has focused extensively on bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, addressing topics such as cystic fibrosis research advances, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Legionella and Acanthamoeba research, nosocomial infections in intensive care units, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, and antimicrobial peptides and activities.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Østrup Jensen include:

  • "Tolerance and resistance of microbial biofilms" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Immune Responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infections" (2021) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Bacterial biofilms predominate in both acute and chronic human lung infections" (2022) published in Thorax
  • "The origin of extracellular DNA in bacterial biofilm infections in vivo" (2020) published in Pathogens and Disease
  • "Bacterial aggregate size determines phagocytosis efficiency of polymorphonuclear leukocytes" (2020) published in Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jensen include:

  • Mette Kolpen
  • Thomas Bjarnsholt
  • Claus Moser
  • Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen
  • Niels Høiby

Peter Østrup Jensen has contributed regularly to journals and venues such as Apmis, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Infection and Immunity, iScience, and Biofilm.

Their research explores complex interactions in microbial communities and host immune responses, particularly focusing on bacterial biofilms in lung infections and the mechanisms of microbial tolerance and resistance.

In 2021, Peter Østrup Jensen was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI).

Best Publications

  • Tolerance and resistance of microbial biofilms

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  • Why chronic wounds will not heal: a novel hypothesis.

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Klaus Kirketerp-Møller;Peter Østrup Jensen;Kit G. Madsen

  • The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

    Niels Høiby;Oana Ciofu;Helle Krogh Johansen;Zhi-jun Song

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis patients

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Mark J. Fiandaca;Jette Pedersen

  • The in vivo biofilm

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Maria Alhede;Morten Alhede;Morten Alhede;Steffen Robert Eickhardt-Sørensen

  • Distribution, Organization, and Ecology of Bacteria in Chronic Wounds

    Klaus Kirketerp-Møller;Peter Ø. Jensen;Mustafa Fazli;Kit G. Madsen

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa tolerance to tobramycin, hydrogen peroxide and polymorphonuclear leukocytes is quorum-sensing dependent

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Mette Burmølle;Morten Hentzer

  • Identity and effects of quorum-sensing inhibitors produced by Penicillium species.

    Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen;Mette E. Skindersoe;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Richard K. Phipps

  • Garlic blocks quorum sensing and promotes rapid clearing of pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Thomas B Rasmussen;Lars Christophersen

  • Biofilms in chronic infections – a matter of opportunity – monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections

    Mette Burmølle;Trine Rolighed Thomsen;Mustafa Fazli;Irene Dige

  • Ajoene, a Sulfur-Rich Molecule from Garlic, Inhibits Genes Controlled by Quorum Sensing

    Tim Holm Jakobsen;Maria van Gennip;Richard Kerry Phipps;Meenakshi Sundaram Shanmugham

  • Rapid necrotic killing of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is caused by quorum-sensing-controlled production of rhamnolipid by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    P. Ø. Jensen;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Richard Kerry Phipps;Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen

  • Effects of Antibiotics on Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Mette E. Skindersoe;Morten Alhede;Richard Phipps;Liang Yang

  • Extracellular DNA Shields against Aminoglycosides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

    Wen-Chi Chiang;Martin Nilsson;Peter Østrup Jensen;Niels Høiby

  • Antimicrobial resistance, respiratory tract infections and role of biofilms in lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.

    Oana Ciofu;Tim Tolker-Nielsen;Peter Østrup Jensen;Hengzhuang Wang

  • Role of Multicellular Aggregates in Biofilm Formation

    Kasper N. Kragh;Jaime B. Hutchison;Gavin Melaugh;Chris Rodesney

  • Phenotypes of Non-Attached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates Resemble Surface Attached Biofilm

    Morten Alhede;Kasper Nørskov Kragh;Klaus Qvortrup;Marie Allesen-Holm

  • Quorum sensing and virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during lung infection of cystic fibrosis patients.

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Tim Holm Jakobsen;Richard Phipps

  • The immune system vs. Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

    Peter Østrup Jensen;Michael Givskov;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Claus Moser

  • Silver against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Klaus Kirketerp-Møller;Søren Kristiansen;Richard Phipps

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa recognizes and responds aggressively to the presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

    Morten Alhede;Morten Alhede;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Ø. Jensen;Richard Kerry Phipps

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bjarnsholt
Thomas Bjarnsholt University of Copenhagen
Niels Høiby
Niels Høiby University of Copenhagen
Claus Moser
Claus Moser University of Copenhagen
Michael Givskov
Michael Givskov University of Copenhagen
Michael Kühl
Michael Kühl University of Copenhagen
Oana Ciofu
Oana Ciofu University of Copenhagen
Tim Tolker-Nielsen
Tim Tolker-Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Jacob P. Thyssen
Jacob P. Thyssen University of Copenhagen
Torkil Menné
Torkil Menné Copenhagen University Hospital
Søren Molin
Søren Molin Technical University of Denmark

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