Review

• Trends in Predictive Microbiology......Shigenobu KOSEKI...... 1

Originals

• Development of Multiplex PCR Method for a Primary Screening of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 and O26 in Food Samples......Akihiko TOKUNAGA, Ro OSAWA, Sunao IYODA, Jun TERAJIMA and Haruo WATANABE...... 7
• Identification and Cultural Characters of Two Species of Arthrinium Isolated from Spoilt Foods......Sayaka KASHIWAGI, Hiroshi BABA, Shinichirou YOSHIDA and Shun-ichi UDAGAWA...... 16

Epidemiology

• Selective Media for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in Commercial Raw Meat and Fish......Kosuke MATSUMURA, Akira SHIMIZU, Junichi KAWANO and Shizunobu IGIMI...... 23

Case

• Significance of Using Direct (Stain) Smear Derived from Sample in the Cases of Food Poisoning......Mariko TANAKA, Kaori AOKI, Tetuya SAITOU, Tomotaka UEKI, Kazufumi SOMA, Toshinori HONMA, Yutaka YAMADA, Yutaka TAKEUCHI, Gen KOBAYASHI, Yoko MATUI, Yoko MIYAJIMA, Hisako EGUCHI and Sadaei TANAHASHI...... 28

• Proceeding of the Society...... 33
• Information...... 39
• Notes to Contributors...... 41