Paper ISSN: 0917-5059 Online ISSN: 1880-6309 CODEN: NRBZF9 Publisher: The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology 26-2 nishigotanda 1-chome, shinagawaku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan TEL: +81 3-5437-1480 FAX: +81 3-5437-1488 E-mail: jscm@qk9.so-net.ne.jp Up date: Quarterly publication Last up date: 2008.10.23