emm43.9 (emm-cluster D4) from group A blood isolate 03/1621/SA (T3/13/B3264, OF negative), recovered from the U.K. in 2003. Information provided by Dr. Androulla Efstratiou, Health PRotection Agency Centre for Infections, UK. emm43.9 Length: 611 March 31, 2006 13:41 Type: N Check: 9663 .. 1 gCTTTaACAG TCGTAGGAGC AGGGTTTGCG AATcAAACAG AGGTTAAGGC 51 TGAAGAACAC CCTGGCGTTG TCGCTGCTAG AGAAAGCGTA CTAAATAATG 101 TCCGTGTACC GGGTATCCTT TGGCTACGTC AAAAAGAAGA AGATGACAAA 151 CTTAAATTGG AAAAGGAAGG GCTTGAGACT GAGTTACAGG AAAAGGAACA 201 AGAGGTAAAA AACCTTAAAG ATAATGTTGA GAAGCTTAAA GATGCTGCTG 251 AGTTGGAACG ACTTAAAAAC GAGAGACATG ATCATGACAA AAAAGAAGCA 301 GAGCGAAAAG CTTTAGAAGA CAAATTAGCG GATAAGCAAG AACATCTTAA 351 CGGTGCCCTT CGCTATATCA ATGAAAAAGA AGCAGAGCGA AAAGAAAAAG 401 AAGCAGAGCA GAAAAAACTT AAAGAAGAAA AACAAATCTC AGACGCAAGC 451 CGTCAAGGTC TTCGCCGTGA CTTGGATGCA TCACGTGAAG CTAAGAAACA 501 AGTTGAAAAA GATTTAGCAA ACTTGACTGC TGAACTTGAT AAGGTTAAAG 551 AAGAAAAACA AATTTCAGAC GCAAGCCGTC AAGGTCTTCG CCGTGACTTG 601 GATGCATCAC G