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The intestinal microbiome of animals is composed of a diverse and complex community of bacteria. Because of its impact on physiological, developmental, nutritional and immunological processes, the microbial community of animals markedly influences health status and performance of the animal. Thus, in order to verify the effect of probiotics and of other feeding materials, which are likely to influence the composition of the intestinal microbiome and to explain the mechanisms of their actions, it is essential to develop methodological strategies and useful tools to characterize the microbiome of animals. Application of MGA to the comparison of swine fecal metagenomes suggested that the microbial community composition of swine intestine could be dependent on the health state of swine.