Opriessnig T, Shen H G, Bender J S, Boehm J R, Halbur P G Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates recovered from fish, a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) and the marine environment are capable of inducing characteristic cutaneous lesions in pigs. Journal of comparative pathology 148: 365-72, 2013.

Bender Joseph S, Irwin Christa K, Shen Hui-Gang, Schwartz Kent J, Opriessnig Tanja Erysipelothrix spp. genotypes, serotypes, and surface protective antigen types associated with abattoir condemnations. Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 23: 139-42, 2011.

Shen H G, Bender J S, Opriessnig T Identification of surface protective antigen (spa) types in Erysipelothrix reference strains and diagnostic samples by spa multiplex real-time and conventional PCR assays. Journal of applied microbiology 109: 1227-33, 2010.

Bender J S, Shen H G, Irwin C K, Schwartz K J, Opriessnig T Characterization of Erysipelothrix species isolates from clinically affected pigs, environmental samples, and vaccine strains from six recent swine erysipelas outbreaks in the United States. Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI 17: 1605-11, 2010.

Pal N, Bender J S, Opriessnig T Rapid detection and differentiation of Erysipelothrix spp. by a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay. Journal of applied microbiology 108: 1083-93, 2010.

Opriessnig Tanja, Bender Joseph S, Halbur Patrick G Development and validation of an immunohistochemical method for rapid diagnosis of swine erysipelas in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples. Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 22: 86-90, 2010.

Bender Joseph S, Kinyon Joann M, Kariyawasam Subhashinie, Halbur Patrick G, Opriessnig Tanja Comparison of conventional direct and enrichment culture methods for Erysipelothrix spp. from experimentally and naturally infected swine. Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 21: 863-8, 2009.