emm58.8 (emm-cluster E3) from 8 throat isolates in one remote Top End (Northern Territory) Aboriginal community during 2004-2005, including isolates NS3392 and NS4491. Sequence and information provided by Dr. Rebecca Towers from Menzies School of Research in Darwin, Australia. emm58.8 also found in isolate M8 (group A, bacitracin sensitive, TNT tonsillitis isolate) recovered from 12 year old female in Chennai, India during 2002. Strain supplied by Dr. Thangam Menon, Professor of Microbiology, University of Madras. emm58.8 Length: 708 June 1, 2006 08:04 Type: N Check: 1638 .. 1 GTTTTAGGAG CAGGCTTTGC AAACCaAACA GAAGTTAAGG CTGATTCTTC 51 CAGAGAAGTA ACCAACGAAT TGACTGCTTC AATGTGGAAA GAACAGGCGG 101 ATAGTGCAAA GGCTAAAGCG AAGGAACTAG AAAAACAAGT TGAGGAATAT 151 AAAAAAAATT ATGAAACATT GGAAAAAGGA TATGATGATT TAGAGAAGAC 201 ATTAGAAAAC TTTGGAGAAA GTTATGATAA GTTAGAAAAC AAAAATAAAG 251 AGTACGCAAG TCAACTTGGT AAAAATCAAG AAGAACGCGA AAAATTAGAG 301 CTCGAATACC TCAGAAAATC AGATAAAGAG TATAAAGAGC ATCAACAATA 351 TCGACAAGAG CAAGAAGAGC GACAAAAAAA TCTAGAAGAA CTTGAACGTC 401 AAAATAAACG AGAAATAGAC AAACGCTATC AAGAACAACT CCAAAAACAA 451 CAACAATTAG AAACAGAAAA GCAAATCTCA GAAGCTAGTC GTAAGAGCTT 501 AAGCCGTGAC CTTGAAGCGT CTCGTGCAGC TAAAAAAGAC CTTGAAGCTG 551 AGCACCAAAA ACTCAAAGAG GAAAAACAAA TCTCAGACGC AAGCCGTAAG 601 AGCCTAAGCC GTGACCTTGA AGCGTCTCGC GAAGCTAAGA AAAAAGTAGA 651 AGCAGACCTA GCTGCTCTTA ATGCTGAGCA CCAAAAACTC AAAGAGGAAA 701 AACAAATC