This work presents some properties of Sunn-hemp mosaic tobamovirus (SHMV) orginally isolated from bean plants. Virus infected host range and induced symptoms that were typical for SHMV Following plant species distinguished SHMV from tobacco mosaic tobamovirus (TMVJ: Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum, Lupinus albus and Lycopersicon esculentum. In immunobloning the serum against SHMV did not react with TMV and Tomato mosaic tobamovirus (ToMV). The electrophoretical patterns of whole virions and capsid proteins were characteristic for SHMV and different from that of TMV and ToM.