emm27.6 (emm-cluster E2) from invasive GAS isolates 159007-5 (abscess 
from case of necrotizing fasciitis and 158618-1 (independent blood 
isolate). Both isolates T/5/27 and opacity factor phenotype positive. 
Both isolates recovered in Finland during 2006. Sequences and information 
provided by Tuula Siljander, M.Sc., National Public Health Institute, 
Helsinki, Finland.

emm27.6 Length: 448  February 23, 2007 14:09  Type: N  Check: 7000  ..

       1  AAATTAAAAA CAGGTACAGC ATCCGTAGCG GTCGCTGTGG CTGTTTTAGG 

      51  AGCAGGCTTT GCAAACCAAA CAGAAGTTAA GGCTACTACG GCCCCCCAGA 

     101  ACGTTTCTAG TGGTAAGAGC ATGCATGACA TATATGAGGA GCTACATACT 

     151  AAATATGAGG AGCTACAGAC TAAACATGAG GAGCTATTGG GTGAAAATGA 

     201  TGCTCTTAAA GAAAAACAAG ATAAAAATCA AGAAGAACGC GAAAAATTAG 

     251  AGCTTGAATA TCTCAAAAAA CTAGATAAAA ATCAAGAAGA ACGCGAAAAA 

     301  TTAGAGCTTG AATATCTCAA AAAACTAGAT CACGAGCACA AAGAGCACCA 

     351  AAAAGAACAA CAAGAACAAG AAGAGCGACA AAAAAATCAA GAACAGCTCG 

     401  AACGCCAAAG TCAACGAGAA GTAGAAAAAC GTTATCAAGA ACAACTCC