.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.
Coccus. Cocci are round, spherical-shaped bacteria. They can occur as a single bacterium or be arranged in a pair, chain or cluster of bacteria depending on which type of coccus it is. These bacteria cause many different types of common diseases.