Whole genome sequencing of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from bloodstream and soft tissue infections from Hamburg, Germany.
Whole-genome sequencing was performed for a collection of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates recovered by our laboratory from blood cultures and tissue samples between October 2022 and April 2023. Isolates were further characterized to document the presence of the hypertoxigenic M1UK lineage in northern Germany.