.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.
Cocci bacteria that form pairs are called diplococci. Streptococci feature long chains of bacteria. Cocci bacteria that form clusters that look like grapes are called staphylococci, whereas those that form groups of four are called tetrads. A single coccus bacteria can measure from 0.5 to 1 micrometer in diameter.