[Detection of Salmonella and Mycobacterium species in seagulls captured in Talcahuano, Chile].

Background: Salmonella can be isolated from the feces of seagulls. Therefore these birds can be a vector for dissemination of this pathogen.

Aim: To evaluate the possible role of gulls as vectors of two important human and animal pathogens (My-cobacteria and Salmonella).