Gut #microbes play an essential symbiotic role in enabling hibernating mammals to survive prolonged periods of fasting by salvaging elemental carbon and nitrogen from bodily waste. This microbial process converts metabolic waste into life-sustaining nutrients, compensating for the complete lack of dietary intake during winter dormancy.
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