摘要:Figures See all figures Authors Arianna De Toni , Aurélie Touron-Bodilis , France Wallet Service des Études Médicales EDF- Gaz de France 22-28, rue Joubert 75009 Paris, EDF Recherche et Développement LNHE 6, quai Watier 78401 Chatou Key words: Amoeba, climate, cyanobacteria, Legionella, virulence DOI : 10.1684/ers.2009.0274 Page(s) : 311-21 Published in: 2009 Climate and potential climate change affect different stages of life of pathogenic microorganisms and modify their survival, growth, toxicity, interactions with other microorganisms and dissemination into the environment. Combined with changes in water use also induced by climate change, these factors may lead to increased exposure to these pathogens and an increased incidence of the associated diseases. This article summarizes these potential changes for various types of pathogens (bacteria, cyanobacteria and protozoa) that produce toxins and contaminate humans through ingestion or inhalation and are found in different aquatic environments (fresh and salt water): vibrios, Legionella, cyanobacteria and free-living amoebae.