IMViC test is a group of four biochemical tests which are used in microbiology laboratory to identify and differentiate Gram-negative bacteria especially coliform group and Enterobacteriaceae family. These tests are commonly performed after Gram staining and the reactions are stable and used as important identification tests.
IMViC is an acronym in which I stands for Indole test, M stands for Methyl red test, V stands for Voges-Proskauer test and C stands for Citrate utilization test. The small “i” is included to represent the word “in” as in Citrate.
Each test checks different metabolic ability of bacteria. Indole test is used to…
