IMViC

The IMViC tests are a group of individual tests used in microbiology lab testing to identify an organism.

These four tests include:

• Indole production

• Methyl Red test

• Voges-Proskauer test

• Citrate Production

These IMViC tests are useful for differentiating the the family Enterobacteriaceae, especially when used alongside the Urease test.

Except for the lowercase “i”, which is added for ease of pronunciation, each of the letters in “IMViC” stands for one of these tests. “I” is for indole; “M” is for methyl red; “V” is for Voges-Proskauer, and “C” is for citrate.