emm5.48 (emm-cluster M5) subtype-determining sequence encoding signal sequence C terminal 10 residues and N terminal 50 residues of mature M protein. emm5.48 from isolates AA85, AA86, AA88, and AA89. Throat isolates from 6-10 yr children in Gondar, Ethiopia, collected in year 2004. Sequence and information provided by Alemseged Abdissa of the Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,working in laboratory of Dr. Goran Kronvall, Karolinska. emm5.48.sds Length: 180 August 30, 2006 16:29 Type: N Check: 2459 .. 1 TTAGTTGTCA ATACTAATGA AGTTAGTGCA aCCGTGACTA GGGGTACAAT 51 AAATAACCCG CAaAGAGCAA AAGAAGCTCT TGACAAGTAT GAGCTAGAAA 101 ACCATGGGTT AAAAACTGAG AATGAAGGGT TAAAAACTGA GAATGAAGGG 151 TTAAAAACTG AGAATGAAGG GTTAAAAACT