Evidence for Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) and Franklin's Gulls (Leucophaeus pipixcan) as carriers of Salmonella by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Polymerase chain reaction confirmed that two gull species in Talcahuano, Chile, shed Salmonella. Fecal samples from resident Larus dominicanus had prevalences of 51.2% for Salmonella spp. and 26.3% for Salmonella Enteritidis. Prevalences in samples from migratory Leucophaeus pipixcan were 75% and 30% respectively. Risks to public health may exist.
Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Universidad de Concepción, Campus Chillán, Avenida Vicente Méndez, 595, Chillán, Chile.
Francisco
F
Rodríguez
Jessica
J
Moreno
René
R
Ortega
Christian
C
Mathieu
Apolinaria
A
García
Fabiola
F
Cerda-Leal
Daniel
D
González-Acuña
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000662:veterinary; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity