.healthyswimming.or. g. Protecting swimmers and their families from RWIs. is the reason that pool staff regularly check. both chlorine and pH levels. Chlorine and pH, your disinfection team, are the first defense. against germs that can make swimmers sick.
[kokâ²És] pl. cocci. Etymology: Gk, kokkos, berry. a bacterium that is round, spheric, or oval, such as gonococcus, pneumococcus, staphylococcus, and streptococcus. coccal, adj.
Among the Gramânegative cocci are a group of anaerobic diplococci belonging to the genus Veillonella. Veillonella species are part of the normal flora of the mouth and gastrointestinal tract, and they are found in dental plaque. They are anaerobic organisms that may also cause infections of the female genital tract.