emm238.3 (emm cluster A-C3) (formerly emm1-2.4 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.

emm1-2.4 from group A pharyngitis isolate STP1676 from 8 year old girl
near Vellore, TamiNadu, South India recovered during 2002. Sequence and 
information provided by J. John Melbin Jose, working in the laboratory 
of Dr. K. N. Brahmadathan,in the Clinical Microbiology Department of 
Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

emm238.3.sds  Length: 180  August 2, 2007 13:07  Type: N  Check: 2165  ..

       1  GGTTTTACGA ATcAAACAGA GGTTAAGGCT AACAATGATG GTAGGTCTAG 

      51  GGACGTTACG GAAGAGATTG CAGCAAACAA TACCACAGTA CAAAATATAC 

     101  GTTTACGTAA CGAAAACAAG AACTTAAAAG CGAAAAACAA GAACTTAAAA 

     151  GCGAAAAACG AGGACTTAGA AGCGAGATTA