emm238.0 (emm cluster A-C3) (formerly emm1-2.1 closely matching emm1-2 ( GenBank accession U20096). We consier emm1-2 a distinct type from emm1. emm1-2.1 from isolate 4650-97 recovered from patient in Chile suffering from acute rheumatic fever. emm238.0 Length: 471 May 28, 1998 09:34 Type: N Check: 7356 .. 1 gcttcagtag cggtagcttt gactgtttta ggggcaggtt ttacgaaTCA 51 AACAGAGGTT AAGGCTAACA ATGATGGTAG GTCTAGGGAC GTTACGGAAG 101 AGATTGCAGC AAACAATACC ACAGTACAAA ATATACGTTT ACGTAACGAA 151 AACAAGAACT TaAAAgCGAA AAaCGAGGAC TTAaAAgCGA GATTAGAGAA 201 TGCaATGAAT GTTGCAGGAA GAGATTTTAA GAGAGCTGAA gAACTTGAaA 251 AAGCAAAaca agccttagaa gaccagcgta aagatttaga aactaaatta 301 aaagaactac aacaagacta tgacttagca aaggaatcaa caagttggga 351 tagacaaaga cttgaaaaag agttagaaga gaaaaaggaa gctcttgaat 401 tagcgataga ccaggcaagt cgggactacc atagagctac cgctttagaa 451 aaagagttag aagagaaaaa g