Samsonia

This article is about the genus of bacteria. For the 1949 film, see Samson and Delilah (1949 film).

Samsonia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the family Yersiniaceae. Species within this genus were originally found in the bark of diseased Erythrina trees.^[1] Among bacterial plant pathogens within the Enterobacterales, Samsonia species may be most closely related to Pectobacterium species.^[2] Until now, only one species of this genus has been described (S. erythrinae).^[3]

Samsonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Enterobacterales
Family:	Yersiniaceae
Genus:	Samsonia Sutra et al. 2001
Species
Samsonia erythrinae