Lecture

• Detection of Microorganisms Using Microchip Devices......Shohei YAMAMURA and Eiichi TAMIYA...... 177

Symposium: Current Studies on Listeria monocytogenes

• Introduction......Tsutomu MARUYAMA and Shizunobu IGIMI...... 182
• Listeria monocytogenes in Food......Akiko NAKAMA...... 183
• Trends of Listeriosis in Japan and Discussion for the Control of Listeria......Shizunobu IGIMI...... 190
• Genomic Typing Method of Listeria monocytogenes......Bon KIMURA...... 194
• Anti-listerial Peptides Producing Microorganisms-Their Characteristics and Applications-......Koji YAMAZAKI...... 199

Review

• Thermophilic, Acidophilic Spore-forming Bacilli, Alicyclobacillus, and Spoilage of Acidic Beverages......Keiichi GOTO...... 204

Originals

• Comparison and Evaluation of Methods for Detection of Bacillus cereus Emetic Toxin......Tetsuya AKIBA, Takashi CHIBA, Teruyoshi ARAI, Yoko IKEUCHI, Akihiro IBE, Yoshitoki YANAGAWA, Akemi KAI, Kazuyoshi YANO and Satoshi MOROZUMI...... 213
• Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus in Retail Raw Minced Meat......Minematsu NAKA, Akira SHIMIZU, Junichi KAWANO and Shizunobu IGIMI...... 217
• Evaluation of PCR-Based Identification and Genotyping Methods for the iap Genes in Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp.......Katsuyuki ISHIMURA, Satoshi INOUE, Takayuki KAYASHIMA, Susumu YOSHINOTANI, Fumiaki ITOH, Yoshio KASAMA, Masaru MATSUMOTO and Takeo OGINO...... 223
• The Practicality and Validity by the Protein Detection Method for the Self-inspecting in Actual Food Process Plant......Susumu KAWASAKI, Shunsuke YAMANAKA and Shinichi KAWAMOTO...... 230

Short Paper

• Comparison of the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method and Conventional Culture Method for the Detection of Campylobacter Species from Retail Chickens......Katsunori FURUHATA, Shohei KAKIMOTO, Takayoshi MOMODA, Tadashi KOZIMA, Masanari IKEDO and Masahumi FUKUYAMA...... 237

Epidemiology

• Staphylococcus aureus Contamination of Commercial Slices of Raw Pork and Beef by Using Swab Culture Method and Characteristics of the Isolates......Akira SHIMIZU, Kosuke MATSUMURA, Kosuke FUJIO, Junichi KAWANO, Satoru KITAI and Shizunobu IGIMI...... 242

• Proceeding of the Society...... 247
• Information...... 251
• Cumulative Contents of Volume 23...... 253