There are fourteen different capsule types for bacteria. Some  examples are: Bacillus megaterium, Streptococcus pyogenes,  Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Streptococcus agalacâ¦tiae.
chloride shift. chloride shift in Medicine. chloride shift n. The movement of chloride ions from the plasma into red blood cells as a result of the transfer of carbon dioxide from tissues to the plasma, a process that serves to maintain blood pH. Discover our greatest slideshows.
It serves to maintain ionic equilibrium between the cell and surrounding fluid. mediastinal shift a shifting to one side of the tissues and organs of the mediastinum; see also mediastinal shift. shift to the left. 1. a change in the blood picture, with a preponderance of young neutrophils. 2. an increased oxygen affinity of hemoglobin.