Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Research
Epidemiology of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Tropical Communities, Northern Australia
Malcolm McDonald*†
, Rebecca J. Towers*, Ross M. Andrews*, Jonathan R. Carapetis*, and Bart J. Currie*
, Rebecca J. Towers*, Ross M. Andrews*, Jonathan R. Carapetis*, and Bart J. Currie*
Table 2
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis emm sequence subtypes (STs) of 15 isolates from 3 communities, Northern Territory, Australia*
| Subtype | No. isolates |
|---|---|
| GCS emmST | |
| stC2sk.1 | 1 |
| stC839.0 | 2 |
| stGrobn.0 |
1 |
| GGS emmST | |
| stC-NSRT2.0 | 1 |
| stC1400.0 | 3 |
| stC1400.3 | 1 |
| stC74a.0 | 3 |
| stG480.0 | 1 |
| st4831.0 | 1 |
| stG6.0 | 1 |
*Isolates obtained from throat swab samples that also contained S. pyogenes. GCS, group C streptococci; GGS, group G streptococci.
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