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. 2010 Oct 15;7(10):3657–3703. doi: 10.3390/ijerph7103657

Table 1.

The main bacterial diseases transmitted through drinking water.

Disease Causal bacterial agent
Cholera Vibrio cholerae, serovarieties O1 and O139
Gastroenteritis caused by vibrios Mainly Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Typhoid fever and other serious salmonellosis Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Paratyphi
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium
Bacillary dysentery or shigellosis Shigella dysenteriae
Shigella flexneri
Shigella boydii
Shigella sonnei
Acute diarrheas and gastroenteritis Escherichia coli, particularly serotypes such as O148, O157 and O124