Described by Smith (1946).
Selected synonyms
Buschbohnenringflecken-Virus = bean ringspot virus (Rev. appl. Mycol. 35: 411; 42: 457)
Lettuce ringspot virus (Rev. appl. Mycol. 39: 142)
Kartoffelbukett-Virus = potato bouquet virus (Rev. appl. Mycol. 32: 274; 37: 463)
(For names of other more serologically distinctive isolates see also under Strains).
A RNA-containing virus which has isometric particles about 30 nm in diameter and occurs in Europe. It is readily sap-transmissible, has a wide host range, infects the seed of many host plants, and is transmitted in soils by nematodes (Longidorus spp.).