Table 2.

The data on sequencing and alpha diversity metrics within fermented cigar tobacco leaves

Microbial communities	Group	Raw reads	Coverage	Chao	Shannon
Bacterial communities	Raw-up	55,108	0.98	87.71 ± 14.79	2.45 ± 0.12
	F28-up	85,708	1.00	18.42 ± 2.82	0.67 ± 0.33
	Raw-mid	61,598	0.98	106.03 ± 9.88	2.27 ± 0.30
	F14-mid	63,508	1.00	17.61 ± 2.00	1.11 ± 0.22
	F21-mid	52,785	0.99	30.32 ± 25.45	1.2 ± 0.62
	F28-mid	53,532	1.00	22.23 ± 4.51	1.14 ± 0.03
Fungal communities	Raw-up	95,032	1.00	129.01 ± 9.70	1.73 ± 0.10
	F28-up	81,789	1.00	92.6 ± 24.71	1.42 ± 0.06
	Raw-mid	97,122	1.00	130.63 ± 23.78	1.95 ± 0.31
	F14-mid	93,514	1.00	118.08 ± 7.06	1.97 ± 0.14
	F21-mid	91,186	1.00	112.25 ± 16.16	1.49 ± 0.02
	F28-mid	95,122	1.00	100.39 ± 12.41	1.65 ± 0.28