Evidence for Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) and Franklin's Gulls (Leucophaeus pipixcan) as carriers of Salmonella by real-time polymerase chain reaction

J Wildl Dis. 2012 Oct;48(4):1105-8. doi: 10.7589/2012-04-104.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bird Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Carrier State / veterinary
  • Charadriiformes / microbiology*
  • Disease Reservoirs / microbiology
  • Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Male
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary*
  • Salmonella / isolation & purification*
  • Species Specificity