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62
Citations
14659
World Ranking
2860
National Ranking
113

Overview

Peter Speelman is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to Earth and planetary sciences. Speelman's work explores several subfields including ecology, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

They have contributed to studies in marine and coastal environments, with main research topics covering coral and marine ecosystems, marine and coastal plant biology, and marine and fisheries research. These areas highlight an emphasis on understanding ecological and biological dynamics in marine settings.

Speelman has published research in peer-reviewed venues, notably in the journal PeerJ. Their recorded publication is titled "Divergent recovery trajectories of intertidal and subtidal coral communities highlight habitat-specific recovery dynamics following bleaching in an extreme macrotidal reef environment," published in 2023.

  • Divergent recovery trajectories of intertidal and subtidal coral communities highlight habitat-specific recovery dynamics following bleaching in an extreme macrotidal reef environment, 2023, PeerJ

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Michael Parger and Verena Schoepf, indicating engagement in collaborative scientific efforts across related marine and environmental disciplines.

  • Michael Parger
  • Verena Schoepf

Speelman's research contributions have been concentrated in relevant publication venues, with PeerJ serving as a platform for disseminating their findings.

  • PeerJ

Best Publications

  • Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile

    Els van Nood;Anne Vrieze;Max Nieuwdorp;Susana Fuentes

  • Once versus thrice daily gentamicin in patients with serious infections

    J M Prins;H R Büller;E J Kuijper;R A Tange

  • Effectiveness of discontinuing antibiotic treatment after three days versus eight days in mild to moderate-severe community acquired pneumonia: randomised, double blind study

    Rachida el Moussaoui;Corianne A J M de Borgie;Peterhans van den Broek;Willem N Hustinx

  • Interleukin-1 signaling is essential for host defense during murine pulmonary tuberculosis

    N.P. Juffermans;S. Florquin;L. Camoglio;A. Verbon

  • A Large Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease at a Flower Show, the Netherlands, 1999

    Jeroen W. Den Boer;Ed P.F. Yzerman;Joop Schellekens;Kamilla D. Lettinga

  • Serum concentrations of cytokines in patients with active tuberculosis (TB) and after treatment

    A Verbon;N Juffermans;S J H Van Deventer;P Speelman

  • Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pneumonia in Mice

    Judith Branger;Sylvia Knapp;Sebastiaan Weijer;Jaklien C. Leemans

  • Urokinase receptor is necessary for adequate host defense against pneumococcal pneumonia

    Anita W. Rijneveld;Marcel Levi;Sandrine Florquin;Peter Speelman

  • Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics: guidelines and implementation in a large teaching hospital.

    Fatma Sevinç;Jan M. Prins;Richard P. Koopmans;Pim N. J. Langendijk

  • Elevated Plasma Concentrations of Interferon (IFN)–γ and the IFN‐γ–Inducing Cytokines Interleukin (IL)–18, IL‐12, and IL‐15 in Severe Melioidosis

    F. N. Lauw;A. J. H. Simpson;A. J. H. Simpson;J. M. Prins;M. D. Smith;M. D. Smith

  • Assessment of splenic function

    A. P. N. A. de Porto;A. J. J. Lammers;R. J. Bennink;I. J. M. ten Berge

  • Clinical relevance of antibiotic-induced endotoxin release.

    J. M. Prins;S. J. H. Van Deventer;E. J. Kuijper;P. Speelman

  • TNF-alpha compensates for the impaired host defense of IL-1 type I receptor-deficient mice during pneumococcal pneumonia

    Anita W. Rijneveld;Sandrine Florquin;Judith Branger;Peter Speelman

  • Toll-like receptor 4 plays a protective role in pulmonary tuberculosis in mice.

    Judith Branger;Jaklien C. Leemans;Sandrine Florquin;Sebastiaan Weijer

  • IL-18 Improves the Early Antimicrobial Host Response to Pneumococcal Pneumonia

    Fanny N. Lauw;Judith Branger;Sandrine Florquin;Peter Speelman

  • Detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in stool samples by using nonradioactively labeled oligonucleotide DNA probes and PCR.

    C Schultsz;G J Pool;R van Ketel;B de Wever

  • Distribution and Spread of Colonic Lesions in Shigellosis: A Colonoscopic Study

    Peter Speelman;Iqbal Kabir;Moyenul Islam

  • Release of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 6 during antibiotic killing of Escherichia coli in whole blood: influence of antibiotic class, antibiotic concentration, and presence of septic serum.

    J. M. Prins;E. J. Kuijper;M. L. C. M. Mevissen;P. Speelman

  • Antibiotic-induced endotoxin release in patients with gram-negative urosepsis: a double-blind study comparing imipenem and ceftazidime.

    J. M. Prins;M. A. Van Agtmael;E. J. Kuijper;S. J. H. Van Deventer

  • Short-course antibiotic treatment in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD: a meta-analysis of double-blind studies

    R El Moussaoui;B M Roede;P Speelman;P Bresser

  • Struggling with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections: is donor faeces the solution?

    E van Nood;P Speelman;E J Kuijper;J J Keller

  • Guideline for the management of acute diarrhea in adults.

    Sathaporn Manatsathit;Herbert L. Dupont;Michael Farthing;Chomsri Kositchaiwat

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom van der Poll
Tom van der Poll University of Amsterdam
Jan M. Prins
Jan M. Prins University of Amsterdam
Sandrine Florquin
Sandrine Florquin University of Amsterdam
S. J. H. Van Deventer
S. J. H. Van Deventer Leiden University
Ed J. Kuijper
Ed J. Kuijper Leiden University Medical Center
Jacob Dankert
Jacob Dankert University of Amsterdam
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt University of Amsterdam
G. N. J. Tytgat
G. N. J. Tytgat University of Amsterdam
Constance Schultsz
Constance Schultsz University of Amsterdam
Marcel Levi
Marcel Levi University of Amsterdam

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