Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees
The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a major pest of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the United States and Australia, and an emergent threat in Europe. While strong honey bee colonies generally keep SHB populations in check, weak or stressed colonies can succumb to infestat...
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| author | Matthew R. Tarver Qiang Huang Lilia de Guzman Tom Rinderer Beth Holloway Justin Reese Daniel Weaver Jay D. Evans |
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| description | The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a major pest of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the United States and Australia, and an emergent threat in Europe. While strong honey bee colonies generally keep SHB populations in check, weak or stressed colonies can succumb to infestations. This parasite has spread from a sub-Saharan Africa to three continents, leading to immense management and regulatory costs. We performed a transcriptomic analysis involving deep sequencing of multiple life stages and both sexes of this species. The assembled transcriptome appears to be nearly complete, as judged by conserved insect orthologs and the ability to find plausible homologs for 11,952 proteins described from the genome of the red flour beetle. Expressed genes include each of the major metabolic, developmental and sensory groups, along with genes for proteins involved with immune defenses and insecticide resistance. We also present a total of 23,085 high-quality SNP's for the assembled contigs. We highlight potential differences between this beetle and its honey bee hosts, and suggest mechanisms of future research into the biology and control of this species. SNP resources will allow functional genetic analyses and analyses of dispersal for this invasive pest. All resources are posted as Supplemental Tables at https://data.nal.usda.gov/dataset/data-transcriptomic-and-functional-resources-small-hive-beetle-aethina-tumida-worldwide, and at NCBI under Bioproject PRJNA256171. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4cc8cb471a934c1195fde9a4a54710832022-12-22T00:28:34ZengElsevierGenomics Data2213-59602016-09-019C979910.1016/j.gdata.2016.06.003Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey beesMatthew R. Tarver0Qiang Huang1Lilia de Guzman2Tom Rinderer3Beth Holloway4Justin Reese5Daniel Weaver6Jay D. Evans7USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, United StatesUSDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, United StatesUSDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, United StatesUSDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, United StatesUSDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, United StatesGenformatic, Austin, TX 78731, United StatesGenformatic, Austin, TX 78731, United StatesUSDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, United StatesThe small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a major pest of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the United States and Australia, and an emergent threat in Europe. While strong honey bee colonies generally keep SHB populations in check, weak or stressed colonies can succumb to infestations. This parasite has spread from a sub-Saharan Africa to three continents, leading to immense management and regulatory costs. We performed a transcriptomic analysis involving deep sequencing of multiple life stages and both sexes of this species. The assembled transcriptome appears to be nearly complete, as judged by conserved insect orthologs and the ability to find plausible homologs for 11,952 proteins described from the genome of the red flour beetle. Expressed genes include each of the major metabolic, developmental and sensory groups, along with genes for proteins involved with immune defenses and insecticide resistance. We also present a total of 23,085 high-quality SNP's for the assembled contigs. We highlight potential differences between this beetle and its honey bee hosts, and suggest mechanisms of future research into the biology and control of this species. SNP resources will allow functional genetic analyses and analyses of dispersal for this invasive pest. All resources are posted as Supplemental Tables at https://data.nal.usda.gov/dataset/data-transcriptomic-and-functional-resources-small-hive-beetle-aethina-tumida-worldwide, and at NCBI under Bioproject PRJNA256171.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213596016300757PollinationHost-parasiteTranscriptomeHoneybee |
| spellingShingle | Matthew R. Tarver Qiang Huang Lilia de Guzman Tom Rinderer Beth Holloway Justin Reese Daniel Weaver Jay D. Evans Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees Genomics Data Pollination Host-parasite Transcriptome Honeybee |
| title | Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees |
| title_full | Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees |
| title_fullStr | Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees |
| title_short | Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees |
| title_sort | transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle aethina tumida a worldwide parasite of honey bees |
| topic | Pollination Host-parasite Transcriptome Honeybee |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213596016300757 |
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