Bacteria can be differentiated from one another and can be achieved by means of the IMViC set of tests. I stands for the Indole test, the M represents Methyl red test, the V refers to the Voges-Proskauer reaction, and the C is for citrate test.
Header picture: http://www.revealsciences.com/images/test_tubes.jpg Referenced books: 1. Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology Sixth Edition by John P.Harley( Eastern Kentucky University) 2. Microbiology: A photographic atlas for the laboratory by Steve K.Alexander and Dennis Strete
