“ Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right “- Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General.

This book on Microbiology of water- a practical approach is at present the only one exclusively devoted to water microbiology from global perspective. It is well known fact that the existence of life is highly impossible without water, an important component of life and this is applicable for most of the microorganisms too. Considering the importance of water and the fact that very scare attempts have been made to present its microbiological literature, an attempt has been made to give comprehensive exhaustive information regarding all the aspects in this book entitled Microbiology of water- a practical approach. This book provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from India and abroad, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues on water and wastewater, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the process involved in wastewater management. This book covers all the important aspects of water microbiology which is essentially a part of study for microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry and environmental scientists/engineers, researchers in various fields, public health professionals and students at PG level. This book will be a useful reference book in life sciences and environmental sciences, as it covers the information and up-to-date knowledge of water microbiology.