Vogesella indigofera

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

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{{Taxobox

| name = Vogesella indigofera

| domain = Bacteria

| phylum = Pseudomonadota

| classis = Betaproteobacteria

| ordo = Neisseriales

| familia = Neisseriaceae

| genus = Vogesella

| binomial = Vogesella indigofera

| binomial_authority = (Voges 1893) Grimes et al. 1997

| synonyms =

  • Bacillus indigoferus Voges 1893
  • Pseudomonas indigofera (Voges 1893) Migula 1900

}}

Vogesella indigofera is a strictly aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium. V. indigofera produces a blue pigment (indigoidin) and the colonies develop a metallic copper sheen upon extended incubation (greater than 24 hours). This organism is not known to be pathogenic and is commonly found in freshwater.