Table 1. Newly identified emm allelic variants from group A Streptococcus pharyngeal isolates, Ontario, Canada, 2002–2010.

emm type	Allele designation
emm1	emm1.56, emm1.57, emm1.58, emm1.59
emm3	emm3.63, emm3.64, emm3.65
emm5	emm5.83, emm5.84, emm5.87
emm6	emm6.76, emm6.77, emm6.78, emm6.79
emm8	emm8.2
emm11	emm11.10, emm11.11
emm12	emm12.54, emm12.55
st106M	st106M.5