Microbiological Safety of Drinking Water and Health Risks

Safe and clean drinking water is basic requirement for human life.Contamination of water due to microbiological hazards which include lack of clean water supply, sanitation and unhygienic practices are major causes for many waterborne diseases in a community causing water -related health problems such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, polio etc.The aim of this brief review is to highlight the microbial contamination of drinking water.Pathogenic microorganisms includiing Burkholderia, Campylobacter,