Bactericidal activity of M protein conserved region antibodies against group A streptococcal isolates from the Northern Thai population

Table 1 Sequence of J14 types in the M protein C-repeat region of Thai GAS isolates

Isolate no.	emm type*	Year of collection	Source of isolation	C1-repeat	C2-repeat	C3-repeat
1	ST9	1985	throat	-	-	J14
2	M109	1990	nares	-	J14.1	J14.1
3	M70	1985	throat	-	J14.1	J14.1
4	M44	2000	skin	-	J14-R2	J14.1
5	M66	1985	throat	-	J14-R5	J14.1
6	M3	-	Ref	-	J14-R1	J14
7	ST1	1985	throat	-	J14-R9	J14-R6
8	STBSA29	2000	skin	-	J14-R4	J14-R11
9	M49	1985	skin	J14.1	J14.1	J14.1
10	M22	1985	throat	J14-R2	J14.1	J14.1
11	ST8	2000	hand	J14-R4	J14.1	J14.1
12	M75	1985	skin	J14-R6	J14.1	J14.1
13	TR2612	2000	blood	J14-R7	J14.1	J14.1
14	ST3	2000	skin	J14-R10	J14.1	J14.1
15	ST10	1995	throat	J14-R3	J14-R1	J14.1
16	ST6735	2000	leg	J14-R5	J14.1	J14-R12
17	M13	-	Ref	J14-R2	J14-R2	J14-R2
18	M18	-	Ref	J14-R1	J14-R1	J14
19	M74	1985	throat	J14-R3	J14-R3	J14
20	M5	-	Ref	J14-R3	J14-R8	J14

* emm gene sequencing. Ref, Reference strain from Health Protection Agency Center for Infection, Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, London, UK
J14, ASREAKKQVEKALE. J14.1, ASREAKKKVEADLA. J14-R1, ASREAKKQVEKDLA. J14-R2, ASRAAKKELEAEHQ. J14-R3, ASREAKKQLEAEHQ. J14-R4, ASRAAKKELEAKHQ. J14-R5, ASRAAKKDLEAEHQ. J14-R6, ASRAAKKELEANHQ. J14-R7, GSRAAKKELEAKHQ. J14-R8, ASREAKKQLEAEQQ. J14-R9, ASREAKKELEANHQ. J14-R10 ASRAAKKGLEAEHQ. J14-R11, ASREANKKVTSELT. J14-R12, ASRAAKKKVEADLA.

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