emm1.39 (emm cluster A-C3) from GAS blood isolate recovered during 2006 in Japan. Associated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. sensitive to all antibiotics tested, including erythromycin. T1, M serotype 1, speA positive. Sequence and information provided by Dr. Tadayoshi Ikebe, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. emm1.39 Length: 597 February 2, 2007 15:39 Type: N Check: 6959 .. 1 TCAGTAGCGG TAGCTTTGAC TGTTTTAGGG GCAGGTTTTG CGAATCAAAC 51 AGAGGTTAAG GCTAACGGTG ATGGTAATCC TAGGGAAGTT ATAGAAGATC 101 TTGCAGCAAA CAATCCCGCA ATACAAAATA TACGTTTACG TCTACGTCGC 151 GAAAACAAGG ACTTAAAAGC GAGATTAGAG AATGCAATGG AAGTTGCAGG 201 AAGAGATTTT AAGAGAGCTG AAGAACTTGA AAAAGCAAAA CAAGCCTTAG 251 AAGACCAGCG TAAAGATTTA GAAACTAAAT TAAAAGAACT ACAACAAGAC 301 TATGACTTAG CAAAGGAATC AACAAGTTGG GATAGACAAA GACTTGAAAA 351 AGAGTTAGAA GAGAAAAAGG AAGCTCTTGA ATTAGCGATA GACCAGGCAA 401 GTCGGGACTA CCATAGAGCT ACCGCTTTAG AAAAAGAGTT AGAAGAGAAA 451 AAGAAAGCTC TTGAATTAGC GATAGACCAA GCGAGTCAGG ACTATAATAG 501 AGCTAACGTC TTAGAAAAAG AGTTAGAAAC GATTACTAGA GAACAAGAGA 551 TTAATCGTAA TCTTTTAGGC AATGCAAAAC TTGAACTTGA TCAACTT