.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.
Some cocci form chains; bacteria of this type are called streptococci. Bacilli are rod shaped cells that are usually found individually, although a few form pairs, diplobacilli, or chains, streptobacilli. Spirochetes are the last group.