emm78.3 (emm-cluster E1) from GAS blood isolate IH 160107-2 recovered during 2007 in Finland. Sequence and information provided by Susanna Vahakuopus, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. This sequence is identical in its overlap with GenBank accession number AY394529. This emm subtype was originally seen as GAS isolates from throat carriage and skin sores in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia during 2004-2005. Sequence and information provided by Dr. Rebecca Towers from Menzies School of Research in Darwin, Australia. emm78.3 Length: 724 September 6, 2007 07:45 Type: N Check: 8628 .. 1 GTCGCTGTGG CTGTTTTAGG AGCAGGcTTT GCaAACCAAA CAACAGTTAA 51 GGCGGAGTCT CAGAACTCTC GTAGTATTAC TAACGAGCAA TTAAtAGATA 101 AATTGGTCGA GGAAAACAAT GACCTTAAAG AAGAACGTGC AAAATATTTA 151 GATTTACTGG ATAATAGAGA AAAAGATCCT CAATACAGAG CATTAATGGG 201 GGAAAATCAA GATCTTCGAA AAAGAGAGGG ACAATATCAG GACAAAATAG 251 AAGAACTTGA AAAAGAAAGA AAAGAAAAAC AAGAAAGACA AGAAAAACAA 301 GAAAAATTAG AACGTCAATA TCAAGATAAG CATTATCAAG AACAACAAAA 351 GAAACATCAG CAAGAACAAC AACAATTAGA AGCAGAAAAA CAAAAATTAG 401 CTAAAGAAAA GCAAATCTCA GACGCAAGCC GTCAAGGTCT AAGCCGTGAC 451 CTTGAAGCGT CTCGTGCAGC TAAAAAAGAG CTTGAAGCTA AGCACCAAAA 501 ACTCAAAGAG GAAAAGCAAA TCTCAGACGC AAGCCGTCAA GGTCTAAGCC 551 GTGACCTTGA AGCGTCTCGC GAAGCTAAGA GAAAAGTAGA AGCAGACTTA 601 GCAGAAGCAA ATAGCAaACT TCAAGCCCTT GAAAAACTAA ACAAAGAGCT 651 TGAAGAAGGT AAGAAATTAT CAGAAAAAGA AAAAGCTGAG TTACAAGCAA 701 GACTAGAAGC TGAAGCAAAA GCCC