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In molecular biology the HdeA family of proteins (HNS (histone-like nucleoid structuring)-dependent expression A) is a stress response protein family found in highly acid resistant bacteria such as Shigella flexneri and Escherichia coli but which is lacking in mildly acid tolerant bacteria such as Salmonella. HdeA is one of the most abundant proteins found in the periplasmic space of E.