janibacter anophelis janibacter anophelis janibacter anophelis is a species of gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. the species was initially isolated from the midgut of a anopheles arabiensis mosquito. the species was first described in 2006, and the species name is derived from the mosquito genus anopheles. janibacter anophelis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: janibacter species: j. anophelis binomial name janibacter anopheliskämpfer et al. 2006 the optimum growth temperature for j. anophelis is 35 °c, and can grow in the 20-40 °c range.