The viability and competitiveness of Staphylococcus xylosus in meat mostly depend on the ability to adapt itself to rapid oxygen and nutrients depletion during meat fermentation. The utilization of nitrite instead of oxygen becomes a successful strategy for this strain to improve its performance in anaerobiosis; however. metabolic pathways of this strain underlying this adaptation. ar... https://www.roneverhart.com/SERPENT-CARBON/