| 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. | 2012 | 23060519 |