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Hydrogen water (HW) produced by electrolysis of water has characteristics of extremely low oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) value and high dissolved hydrogen (DH). It has been proved to have various beneficial effects including anti-oxidantion and anti-inflammation however, the antibacterial effect on human pathogenic bacteria is poorly studied. In the present study, we investigated the antibacterial effects of hydrogen water on three different types of human pathogenic bacterial species, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and S. mutans. S. aureus, S. mutans, and E. coli were cultured and diluted with hydrogen water and tap water at different ratio (9:1, 5:5 and 1:9) and inoculated on Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) and Mac Conkey agar. After inoculation, the S. aureus, E. coli culture plates were incubated at 37 ℃ in aerobic condition for 24 h, S. mutans in anaerobic condition for 48 hours. After 24 h of incubation, the total number of the colony was measured as CFU/mL. We found that the number of all three bacterial species was fully reduced at the ratio of 1:9 hydrogen water, but the tap water had no effects. We can conclude from our results, that hydrogen water may have positive and strong antibacterial effects on various human pathogenic bacteria. But, it needs other experiments to clarify the antimicrobial effects of hydrogen water.