conclusions: the combination of plasmid profiling and php techniques revealed the presence of diverse population of vre in sewage treatment plant in tehran. furthermore, the results showed that the php technique is a reliable method in determining the vre clonal diversity. results: all isolates were found to be resistant to erythromycin, ampicillin and ciprofloxacin. the pcr analyses showed tha...

In his latest book “Firm Commitment” Colin Mayer argues that current-shareholder value orientation leads to the exploitation of both current as well as future stakeholder groups. Drawing on research conducted throughout his entire career, Mayer asserts that market processes distort resources operating to the exploitation of stakeholders to those who have the most opportunity to use them—current...

conclusions the results showed that enterococci are common contaminants in food. indeed, this study indicates a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant enterococci in food of animal origin in iran. isolating some persisting enterococcal isolates revealed that continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in enterococci from food is essential. materials and methods thirty samples of meat, c...