Data from: Transcriptomic and functional resources for the Small Hive Beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees

Supplemental information from a project describing the transcriptome of a beetle 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 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. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: SHB_SuppTable3. File Name: SHB_SuppTable3.xlsxResource Description: Annotated transcript contigsResource Title: SHB_SuppTable2. File Name: SHB_SuppTable2.xlsxResource Description: SNP data fileResource Title: SHB_SuppTable1. File Name: SHB_SuppTable1.xlsxResource Description: Microsatellite loci

本数据集详尽地记录了一项研究项目所描述的蜜蜂寄生虫——小蜂甲（Aethina tumida）的转录组信息。小蜂甲，亦称SHB，是美国和澳大利亚管理型蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）群落中的主要害虫，其在欧洲的蔓延亦构成了一种新兴的威胁。尽管强壮的蜂群通常能够抑制SHB种群的增长，但虚弱或压力下的蜂群则可能遭受侵袭。该寄生虫已从撒哈拉以南非洲扩散至三大洲，导致巨大的管理和监管成本。本研究通过对该物种多个生命周期和两性进行深度测序，进行了转录组分析。根据保守昆虫直系同源物和能够从红蚁虫基因组中找到11,952个蛋白质的合理同源物的能力，组装的转录组似乎几乎完整。表达基因包括主要代谢、发育和感官组群，以及涉及免疫防御和杀虫剂耐药性的蛋白质基因。此外，我们还提供了23,085个高质量的单核苷酸多态性（SNP）位点。本研究突出了该甲虫与其蜜蜂宿主之间的潜在差异，并提出了未来研究该物种生物学和控制的机制。SNP资源将允许进行功能遗传分析和该入侵害虫的扩散分析。本数据集包含以下资源：
资源标题：SHB_SuppTable3，文件名：SHB_SuppTable3.xlsx，资源描述：注释转录连续序列。
资源标题：SHB_SuppTable2，文件名：SHB_SuppTable2.xlsx，资源描述：SNP数据文件。
资源标题：SHB_SuppTable1，文件名：SHB_SuppTable1.xlsx，资源描述：微卫星位点。