emm1-2.2 (formerly emm1.2.b) from isolate 209 recovered from acute glomerulonephritis patient in Ethiopia during 1990. Sequence and information concerning this strain supplied by Dr. Wezenet Towodros, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. emm1-2 is not considered a subtype of emm1 in our typing but is considered a distinct type. The emm1-2 sequence was first described in GenBank accession U20096. Subtype emm1-2.2 was first discovered by Dr. P.L. Ho et al (see accession AY147176). emm1.2.2 Length: 419 October 6, 2003 08:05 Type: N Check: 8013 .. 1 gcttcagtag CGGTAGCTTT GACTGTTTTA GGGGCAGGTT TTACGAATCA 51 AACAGAGGTT AAGGCTAACA ATGATGGTAG GTCTAGGGAC GTTACGGAAG 101 AGATTGCAGC AAACAATACC ACAGTACAAA ATATACGTTT ACGTAACGAA 151 AACAAGAACT TAAAAGCGAA AAACGAGGAC TTAGAAGCGA GATTAGAGAA 201 TGCAATGAAT GTTGCAGGAA GAGATTTTAA GAGAGCTGAA GAACTTGAAA 251 AAGCAAAACA AGCCTTAGAA GACCAGCGTA AAGATTTAGA AACTAAATTA 301 AAAGAACTAC AACAAGACTA TGACTTAGCA AAGGAATCAA CAAGTTGGGA 351 TAGACAAAGA CTTGAAAAAG AGTTAGAAGA GAAAAAGGAA GCTCTTGAAT 401 TAGCGATAGA CCAGGCAAG