emm18.8 (emm-cluster clade Y) from tonsillitis isolate 693 (OF negative). 
This isolate and 5 additional emm18.8 isolates (one from acute rheumatic 
fever patient) recovered in Ethiopia during 1990. Sequence and information 
provided by Dr. Wezenet Tewodros, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

emm18.8  Length: 502  October 27, 2003 09:06  Type: N  Check: 369  ..

       1  gtagCGGTTG CTTTGAGTGC CTTAGGGGTA GGATTAGCGG TTAACCAAAC 

      51  AGAAGTTAGC GCAGCACCTC TTACTCGAGC TACAGCAAAC AATAAAGACG 

     101  AATTAATAAA AAGAGCTAAC GATTATGAGA TACAGAACCA TCAGTTAACA 

     151  GATGAGAATA AAAAATTAAA AACTGAAAAG GAACAGTTAA CAAAAGAGAA 

     201  TGATGATTTA AAAACTGAGA AGGATCAGTT AGAACAACAG AGTGAGAAGT 

     251  TAGCTACTCA GAAAGAAAAT CTTGAAAAAG AAGTAGCGGA AGCGAAACAC 

     301  AAGAATGAAA CGTTAAACAT TAATAATGAT GACTTAACTA AAAAGTTGAA 

     351  TGAAACTCAA CAAGAATTAG CAAATAAACA GCAAGAGAGT AAGACCCTTA 

     401  ATGAACTCTT GGAAAAGACA GTAAAAGATA AAATTGCGAG AGAGCAAAAA 

     451  AGTAAACAAG ACTTTGGTGC CCTTAAACAA GAATTAGCTA AAAAAGAAGA 

     501  AC