janibacter indicus janibacter indicus janibacter indicus is a species of gram positive, aerobic, bacterium. the species was initially isolated from hydrothermal sediment from the indian ocean. the species was first described in 2014, and the species named refers to the indian ocean. janibacter indicus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: janibacter species: j. indicus binomial name janibacter indicuszhang et al. 2014 the optimum growth temperature for j. indicus is 28-30 °c, and can grow in the 15-40 °c range. the optimum ph is 7.0-8.0, and can grow at 6.0-11.0.