janibacter terrae janibacter terrae janibacter terrae is a bacterium from the genus janibacter which has been isolated from soil in korea. janibacter terrae is able to degrade trichloroethylene. janibacter brevis was originally classified as its own species, but was later found to be a heterotypic synonym of j. terrae. janibacter terrae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: janibacter species: j. terrae binomial name janibacter terraeyoon et al. 2000 type strain atcc baa-130ccug 45369cip 107018cs12dsm 13876jcm 10705kccm 80001kctc 19953nbrc 107842 synonyms janibacter brevis imamura et al. 2000