Vogesella indigofera is a strictly

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Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...

bacterium Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were amon ...

. ''V. indigofera'' produces a blue pigment ( indigoidine)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.

External links

Type strain of ''Vogesella indigofera'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Neisseriales {{Betaproteobacteria-stub