emm168.0 (emm-cluster E2) (formerly st1389.0) subtype determining sequence. 
Identity to bases 31-180 (encodes mature N-terminus) and ungapped identity 
or near-identity to complete 180 base sequence defines this subtype.

emm168.0 from blood isolate 1389-98 recovered from individual in San Francisco,
Subsequently found among throat isolates recovered from Nepalese children. 
The first 201 codons of sof from these st1389 isolates are near identical to
sof from our emm117 reference strain.

emm168.0.sds  Length: 180  July 30, 2007 16:41  Type: N  Check: 6979  ..

       1  GGCTTTGCAA ATCAAACAGA AGtTAAGGCT GAATCAGAAG TTAAGGAAGt 

      51  TAAGGCGGAA GCAGATGAGA GCAAATCTGC TCCTAAAACG TGGGAGGATA 

     101  GGTATAAAGA GTTAGATCGT TATTATTCTT TGCTTCAAGA GACAATTGAA 

     151  AATATGAGTT TGGAAAATGA AAATCTAGAC