IMViC tests

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IMViC tests

• Help to differentiate amont members of the family
  Enterobacteriaceae (enterics)

Lab 6 (white), p. 3
I test for production of indole from
tryptophan M methyl red test for acid
production from glucose V
Voges-Proskauer test for production of
acetoin from glucose C test for the use
of citrate as the sole carbon
source
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SIM medium indole test
Lab 6 (white), p. 3
Indole reagent
in snap tube
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MRVP broth
Methyl Red Voges- Proskauer
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MRVP broth
Methyl Red test
Lab 6 (white), p. 3
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MRVP broth
Voges- Proskauer test
Lab 6 (white), p. 3
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Simmons citrate agar slant
positive
negative
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• IMViC Tests
• Interpretive table Lab 6, page 4

Neg.
Pos.
Neg.
Pos.
Simmons Citrate Agar
Neg.
Pos.
Indole
Voges Proskauer (VP)
Methyl red (MR)