Data from: Genome of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a worldwide parasite of social bee colonies, provides insights into detoxification and herbivory

The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, ATUMI) is an invasive parasite of bee colonies. ATUMI feeds on both fruits and bee nest products, facilitating its spread and increasing its impact on honey bees and other pollinators. The ATUMI genome has been sequenced and annotated, providing the first genomic resources for this species and for the Nitidulidae, a beetle family that is closely related to the extraordinarily species-rich clade of beetles known as the Phytophaga. ATUMI thus provides a contrasting view as a neighbor for one of the most successful known animal groups. A robust genome assembly and a gene set possessing 97.5% of the core proteins known from the holometabolous insects are presented. The ATUMI genome encodes fewer enzymes for plant digestion than the genomes of wood-feeding beetles, but nonetheless shows signs of broad metabolic plasticity. Gustatory receptors are few in number compared to other beetles, especially receptors with known sensitivity (in other beetles) to bitter substances. In contrast, several gene families implicated in detoxification of insecticides and adaptation to diverse dietary resources show increased copy numbers. The presence and diversity of homologs involved in detoxification differs substantially from the bee hosts of ATUMI. Results provide new insights into the genomic basis for local adaption and invasiveness in ATUMI, and a blueprint for control strategies that target this pest without harming their honey bee hosts. A minimal set of gustatory receptors is consistent with the observation that, once a host colony is invaded, food resources are predictable. Unique detoxification pathways and pathway members can help identify which treatments might control this species even in the presence of honey bees, which are notoriously sensitive to pesticides. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Supporting data for the "Genome of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a worldwide parasite of social bee colonies, provides insights into detoxification and herbivory". File Name: Web Page, url: http://gigadb.org/dataset/100511 The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, ATUMI) is an invasive parasite of bee colonies. ATUMI feeds on both fruits and bee nest products, facilitating its spread and increasing its impact on honey bees and other pollinators. We have sequenced and annotated the ATUMI genome, providing the first genomic resources for this species and for the Nitidulidae, a beetle family that is closely related to the extraordinarily species-rich clade of beetles known as the Phytophaga. ATUMI thus provides a contrasting view as a neighbor for one of the most successful known animal groups. We present a robust genome assembly and a gene set possessing 97.5% of the core proteins known from the holometabolous insects. The ATUMI genome encodes fewer enzymes for plant digestion than the genomes of wood-feeding beetles, but nonetheless shows signs of broad metabolic plasticity. Gustatory receptors are few in number compared to other beetles, especially receptors with known sensitivity (in other beetles) to bitter substances. In contrast, several gene families implicated in detoxification of insecticides and adaptation to diverse dietary resources show increased copy numbers. The presence and diversity of homologs involved in detoxification differs substantially from the bee hosts of ATUMI. Our results provide new insights into the genomic basis for local adaption and invasiveness in ATUMI, and a blueprint for control strategies that target this pest without harming their honey bee hosts. A minimal set of gustatory receptors is consistent with the observation that, once a host colony is invaded, food resources are predictable. Unique detoxification pathways and pathway members can help identify which treatments might control this species even in the presence of honey bees, which are notoriously sensitive to pesticides.

小巢甲虫（Aethina tumida，简称 ATUMI）为一种侵入性蜜蜂群体寄生虫。ATUMI 摄食果实及蜂巢产物，加速其传播并加剧其对蜜蜂及其他授粉昆虫的影响。ATUMI 的基因组已进行测序和注释，为该物种及与食植甲虫中极为物种丰富的类群——Phytophaga 类群密切相关的甲虫科——Nitidulidae 提供了首个基因组资源。因此，ATUMI 作为最成功动物群体之一的邻近物种，提供了一个鲜明对比的视角。本研究呈现了一个稳健的基因组组装及包含已知完全变态昆虫核心蛋白的97.5% 的基因集。ATUMI 的基因组编码的植物消化酶少于木食甲虫的基因组，但仍显示出广泛的代谢塑性。与其它甲虫相比，其味觉受体数量较少，尤其是对苦味物质敏感的受体。相反，涉及昆虫icides 解毒和适应多样化食物资源的几个基因家族显示出拷贝数的增加。参与解毒的同源基因的存在和多样性在 ATUMI 的蜜蜂宿主中存在显著差异。本研究结果为 ATUMI 在地方适应性及入侵性的基因组基础提供了新的见解，并为旨在针对此害虫而不损害其蜜蜂宿主的控制策略提供了一个蓝图。味觉受体的最小集合与一旦宿主蜂群被入侵，食物资源可预测的观察结果相一致。独特的解毒途径及其成员有助于确定哪些治疗方法可能在蜜蜂存在的情况下控制此物种，而蜜蜂对杀虫剂特别敏感。本数据集包含的资源：资源标题：支持“小巢甲虫（Aethina tumida，鞘翅目：Nitidulidae）基因组，一种全球性的社会蜜蜂群体寄生虫，提供解毒和食草性见解”的数据。文件名：网页，网址：http://gigadb.org/dataset/100511 小巢甲虫（Aethina tumida，ATUMI）是蜜蜂群体的侵入性寄生虫。ATUMI 摄食果实和蜂巢产物，促进其传播并增加其对蜜蜂和其他授粉昆虫的影响。我们已测序和注释了 ATUMI 的基因组，为该物种及其密切相关的甲虫科——Nitidulidae 提供了首个基因组资源。因此，ATUMI 作为最成功的已知动物群体之一的邻近物种，提供了一个鲜明对比的视角。我们呈现了一个稳健的基因组组装及包含已知完全变态昆虫核心蛋白的97.5% 的基因集。ATUMI 的基因组编码的植物消化酶少于木食甲虫的基因组，但仍显示出广泛的代谢塑性。与其它甲虫相比，其味觉受体数量较少，尤其是对苦味物质敏感的受体。相反，涉及昆虫icides 解毒和适应多样化食物资源的几个基因家族显示出拷贝数的增加。参与解毒的同源基因的存在和多样性在 ATUMI 的蜜蜂宿主中存在显著差异。我们的结果为 ATUMI 在地方适应性及入侵性的基因组基础提供了新的见解，并为旨在针对此害虫而不损害其蜜蜂宿主的控制策略提供了一个蓝图。味觉受体的最小集合与一旦宿主蜂群被入侵，食物资源可预测的观察结果相一致。独特的解毒途径及其成员有助于确定哪些治疗方法可能在蜜蜂存在的情况下控制此物种，而蜜蜂对杀虫剂特别敏感。