1. Department of Bacteriology, Toyama Institute of Health
2. Division of Microbiology, Osaka Institute of Public Health
3. Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health
4. Present Address: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University
5. Microbiological Testing and Research Division, Yokohama City Institute of Public Health
6. Hygiene Division, Bacteriology Section, Akita Prefectural Research Center for Public Health and Environment
7. Department of Infectious Diseases, Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Health and Environmental Sciences
8. Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute, Public Health and Environment Center
9. Department of Microbiology, Kagawa Prefectural Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health
10. Department of Microbiology, Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science
11. Department of Microbiology, Ehime Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science
12. Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
13. Department of Bacteriology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases