emm169.3 (emm-cluster E4)(formerly st1731.3) (formerly designated st4986.0) from S.pyogenes blood isolate 4986-04 recovered in the US. This sequence was evidently derived from type emm60 through deletion of codons 2-16 encoding the processed M protein. emm169.3 Length: 480 March 26, 2004 14:43 Type: N Check: 7898 .. 1 GCATCAGTAG CGGTCGCTGT GGCTGTTTTA GGAGCAGGCT TTGCAAACCA 51 AACAACAGTT AAGGCAGAGT CATCAACCAT TTCTAAAGAA CGCGAACTAA 101 TAAATACATT GGTTGATGAA AACAACAAGC TTATGGAAGA ACGTGAACGA 151 CATCTAGATT TAATTGATAA TATTAGAGAA AAAGACCCTC AATATAGAGC 201 ATTAAGGGGT GAAAATCAAG ATCTTCGAGA AAAGCAAGGA AAATATCAGG 251 ACAAAATAGA AGAACTTGAA AAAGAAAGAA AAGAAAAACA AGAAAGACAA 301 GAAAGACAAG AAAAATTAGA ACGTCAACAT CAAGATAAGC GTTATCAAGA 351 ACAACAAAAG AAACATCAGC AAGAACAACA ACAATTAGAA GCAGAAAAAC 401 AAAAATTAGC TAAAGAAAAG CAAATCTCAg ACGCAaGCCG TCaAGGTCTA 451 AGCCGTGACC TTGAAGCGTC TCGTGCAGCT