emm1.78 (emm cluster A-C3) GAS isolate from pus, GAS19, recovered in Japan during 2013. Ttype T1. speA and speB positive, speC negative. Manifested as cellulitis. Erythromycin resistant, mefA-positive. Sequence and information provided by Tadayoshi Ikebe, National Institute of Infections Disease, Tokyo, Japan emm1.78 Length: 700 December 24, 2013 12:57 Type: N Check: 4890 .. 1 GCTTTGACTG TTTTAGGGGC AGGTTTTGCG AATCAAACAG AGGTTAAGGC 51 TAACGGTGAT GGTAATCCTA GGGAAGTTAT AAAAGATCTT GCAGCAAACA 101 ATCCCGCAAT ACAAAATATA CGTTTACGTC GCGAAAACAA GGACTTAAAA 151 GCGAGATTAG AGAATGCAAT GGAAGTTGCA GGAAGAGATT TTAAGAGAGC 201 TGAAGAACTT GAAAAAGCAA AACAAGCCTT AGAAGACCAG CGTAAAGATT 251 TAGAAACTAA ATTAAAAGAA CTACAACAAG ACTATGACTT AGCAAAGGAA 301 TCAACAAGTT GGGATAGACA AAGACTTGAA AAAGAGTTAG AAGAGAAAAA 351 GGAAGCTCTT GAATTAGCGA TAGACCAGGC AAGTCGGGAC TACCATAGAG 401 CTACCGCTTT AGAAAAAGAG TTAGAAGAGA AAAAGAAAGC TCTTGAATTA 451 GCGATAGACC AAGCGAGTCA GGACTATAAT AGAGCTAACG TCTTAGAAAA 501 AGAGTTAGAA ACGATTACTA GAGAACAAGA GATTAATCGT AATCTTTTAG 551 GCAATGCAAA ACTTGAACTT GATCAACTTT CATCTGAAAA AGAGCAGCTA 601 ACGATCGAAA AAGCAAAACT TGAGGAAGAA AAACAAATCT CAGACGCAAG 651 TCGTCAAAGC CTTCGTCGTG ACTTGGACGC ATCACGTGAA GCTAAGAAAC