TABLE 3.

Samples alpha diversity analysis index.

Sample\Estimators	Shannon	Simpson	Ace	Chao1	Coverage
CK_1	2.467083	0.281057	355.9936	358.5714	0.998272
CK_2	2.521669	0.200116	341.5988	329.1754	0.998356
CK_3	3.226665	0.150627	404.4599	406	0.998388
FCM_1	1.919611	0.199272	69.70483	67	0.999475
FCM_2	1.941903	0.182492	76.48197	73.11111	0.999422
FCM_3	1.68169	0.257192	79.10488	59.5	0.999598

CK: cottonseed meal (CM); FCM: cottonseed meal fermented with M-15 (FCM).