Cucumber mosaic virus strain K8 (K8-CMV), originally isolated in NW Italy from Cucumis metuliferus, was sent to us by Dr. Lisa after being passaged and multiplied in tobacco. Northern blots to probes against Fny-CMV (subgroup I) and Ls-CMV (subgroup II) showed K8-CMV to belong to subgroup I of CMV isolates (1). In agarose gel electrophoresis of virion encapsidated RNAs a fifth RNA was found, shown to be a satellite RNA (K8-sat RNA).This work was supported by grant PA8 6-0353, CICYT, Spain.Peer reviewed