Test

Interpretation

Oxidase & Catalase

Positive

MIU (Motility, Indole, Urease)

Motile, indole negative, urease negative

Simmons citrate

Negative

Gram stain

Gram negative rod

Culture (MacConkeys agar, blood agar)

Dark purple colored colony

Antibiotic sensitivity (Mueller Hinton Agar Media)

Kirby Bauer technique, showing typical dark purple colored colony.