vogesella indigofera vogesella indigofera vogesella indigofera is a strictly aerobic, gram-negative bacterium. 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. vogesella indigofera scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: neisseriales family: neisseriaceae genus: vogesella binomial name vogesella indigofera(voges 1893) grimes et al. 1997 synonyms bacillus indigoferus voges 1893 pseudomonas indigofera (voges 1893) migula 1900