Xu Yun was momentarily stunned:
"Neisseria and Anaerobic Streptococcus?"
But he quickly caught on:
These two Western Army strains are actually standard secretions found in human saliva and gums:
In every milliliter of normal saliva, you can find 80 million Neisseria; in every gram of gum secretion, there are a billion Anaerobic Streptococcus.
Getting these bacteria on you when you spit out bones in the cafeteria, or tomato skins, or even half a maggot, and then having them wash down into the drains—is basically just campus routine.
Xu Yun pointed at the report and said to Qiu Sheng:
"Qiu, does the new species only work on food residues and saliva bacteria?"
Qiu Sheng paused to think, then replied:
"To be precise, the new species can suppress some other odor sources too, but it's nowhere near as effective as it is against food scraps and saliva bacteria."
Xu Yun gave him a puzzled look and asked:
"So, what other sources of stink are we talking about?"
