emm4.4 (emm-cluster E1) sequence from pediatric pharyngitis About 20 
isolates with this subtype recovered from pharyngitis surveillance
in Nova Scotia during 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 pharyngitis seasons 
(as of 5/20/04). All but one of these isolates have been macrolide 
resistant.

emm4.4 Length: 701  May 8, 2003 15:48  Type: N  Check: 5810  ..

       1  GCATCAGTAG CGGTCGCTGT GGCTGTTTTA GGAGCAGGCT TTGCAAACCA 

      51  AACAGAAGTT AAGGCTGCGG AGATTAAAAA GCCTCAGGCT GATTCAGCGT 

     101  GGAACTGGCC TAAAGAATAT AACGCGTTAC TTGAGGAAAA TGAGGAGCTC 

     151  AAGGTAGAAC GTGAAAAATA TCTATCTTAT GCTGACGATA AAGAAAAAGA 

     201  TCCTCAATAT AGAGCGTTAA TGGGTGAAAA TCAAGATCTT CGAAAAAGAG 

     251  AGGGACAATA TCAGGACAAA ATAGAAGAAC TTGAAAAAGA AAGAAAAGAA 

     301  AAACAAGAAA GACAAGAACA ATTAGAACGT CAATATCAAA TAGAAGCAGA 

     351  TAAGCATTAT CAAGAACAAC AAAAGAAACA TCAGCAAGAA CAACAACAAT 

     401  TAGAAGCAGA AAAACAAAAA TTAGCTAAAG ACAAACAAAT CTCAGACGCA 

     451  AGCCGTCAAG GCCTAAGCCG TGACCTTGAA GCGTCTCGTG CAGCTaAAAA 

     501  AGAGCTTGAA GCTGAGCACC AAAAACTCAA AGAGGAAAAA CAAATCTCAG 

     551  ACGCAAGCCG TCAAGGTCTA AGCCGTGACC TTGAAGCGTC TCGCGAAGCT 

     601  aAGAAAAAAG TAGAAGCAGA CTTAGCAGAA GCAAATAGCA AACTTCAAGC 

     651  CCTTGAAAAA CTAAACAAAG AGCTTGAAGA AGGTAAGAAA TTATCAGAAA 

     701  A