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