stG6.5 from group G streptococcal blood isolate recovered in western Norway (soft tissue infection isolate) during 2005 in Western Norway. Sequence and information provided by Dr. Bard Kittang, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. This emm gene is unusual in that it has a single nucleotide (A) deletion at base 215-220 in relation to other stG6 alleles, therefore is predicted to encode a truncated product of only 50-60 residues. stG6.5 Length: 739 July 2, 2008 10:32 Type: N Check: 1351 .. 1 gtAGCAGTAG CTTTGACTGT TTTAGGGGCA GGACTAGCAA GCCAAACAGA 51 AGTTAAGGCT GAGAATAATC ATCCTACATA TGATAAAGCT AGAGCAGACG 101 CCTTGCGAGA ACTTGGATAT GTACCTAGTA ACTTATGGCT TCaACAGTAT 151 GAAAAAAATG aGGAGTTAAC TAAAAAAAAT GAGGAGTTAA CTAAAAAAAA 201 TGaGGAGTTA ACTAAAAAAA TGAGGAGTTA ACTAAAAAGT TGGATGAAGC 251 TGAAAAAGAA CTAGGTAAAG TTGAAGAGAA GTTAAAGGAA GCTCGACTTA 301 ATTATCAAGA TCTTGCTGAA GTTCAAACTC ATATCCGTGA GAAATTAAAA 351 GCAGAGAAAG CTCAAGTTGA AGAGAAGCTA AAGGAAGCTC GACTTAACTA 401 TCAAGACCTT GCTGAAGTTC AAACTCATAT CCGTGAGAAA TTAGAAGCAG 451 AGAAAGCTGC TTTAGAGACA CGTAAGGCTG AGCTTGAAAA AGCATTAGAA 501 GGCGCAATGA ATTTTTCAAC AGAGGATTCA GCTAAAATCA AGGCATTAGA 551 AGAAGAAAAA GCTGCTTTGG AGGCAAAAAA AGCTGCTTTG GAGACAGAAA 601 AAGCTGATCT TGAACATCAA AGTCAAGTTT TAAATGCCAA TCGTCAAAGC 651 CTTCGTCGTG ACTTGGACGC ATCACGTGAA GCTAAGAAGC AATTAGAAGC 701 TGAACACCAA AAGCTTGAAG AACAAAACAA GATTTCAGA