emm53.3 (emm-cluster D4) subtype-determining sequence consists of bases 
31-180 that encodes residues 1-50 of mature protein.

emm53.3 from M-nontypeable  S. pyogenes isolate JS8 recovered in Israel.
GenBank ACCESSION   AY346386 Sequence and information provided by  
Moses,A.E., Hidalgo-Grass,C., Dan-Goor,M., Jaffe,J., Shtzigovsky,I., 
Ravins,M., Korenman,Z., Cohen-Poradosu,R. and . . . 

emm53.3.sds  Length: 180  November 27, 2006 14:19  Type: N  Check: 9396  ..

       1  GGGTTAGCAA GCCAGACAGA AGTTAAGGCG AATAGAGCAG ACGACGCTAG 

      51  AAATGAAGTA CTAAGGGGGA ATCTTGTACG GGCTGAGCTT TGGTACCGTC 

     101  AAATACAAGA AAATGACCAA CTTAAATTGG AAAAGAAAGA GCTTAAGACT 

     151  GAGTTACAGG AAAAGGAACA AGAGGTAAAA