emm99.5 (emm-cluster E6) from 6 GAS isolates (NS4198, NS4564, NS4626, NS4632, NS4635, and NS4689) recovered in remote Aboriginal community in Australia (Northern Territory) during 2004-2005. Interestingly, all 6 isolates were from skin sores, and were the only emm95.5 isolates recovered during a 2 year collection of nearly 5000 throat swabs and 500 skin swabs. Sequence and information provided by Dr. Rebecca Towers, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin. emm99.5 Length: 692 September 5, 2006 11:07 Type: N Check: 398 .. 1 GGAGCAGGCT TTGCAAACCA AACAGAAGTT AAGGCTGATG GTGAGCGCGT 51 TCCTAAGAAT AATAGGCTAT CGAAAAAATA TAGTGAGCTA TCGGAAAAAT 101 ATGGTGAGCT ATCGGAAAAA TATGGTGCGC TATTGGATAA ACAAGAAGAA 151 TTAGAAAAGG AAAATGAAAA GTTAGATTCT CAGGTTGCTG GTCTAATAGG 201 TGTAGTTGAG AGTGATGAAG AAGAAGCTAA GCGCTCAAAG AACATGTACG 251 AAACTTTCTT AAAACAGTCT AAAGATCAGG TTAATGAGCT GACTGCTGAA 301 AAAGATACAC TGGCAGAGAA AGCCAAAAAA CTTGAAGAAG ATAAACAAAT 351 CTCAGATGCA AGCCGTCAAG GTCTAAGCCG TGACCTTGAA GCGTCTCGTG 401 CAGCCAAAAA AGAGCTTGAA GCAAATCACC AAAAGCTAGA GACTGAACAC 451 CAAAAACTCA AAGAAGACAA ACAAATCTCA GACGCAAGCC GTCAAGGCCT 501 AAGCCGTGAC CTTGAAGCGT CTCGCGAAGC TAAGAAAAAA GTAGAAGCAG 551 ATCTAGCTGC TCTTACTGCT GAGCACCAAA AACTCAAAGA GGAAAAACAA 601 ATCTCAGACG CAAGCCGTCA AGGCCTAAGC CGTGACCTTG AAGCGTCTCG 651 CGAAGCTAAG AAAAAAGTAG AAGCAGACTT AGCAGAAGCA AA