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This study assessed the taxonomic composition and AMR profiles of human-, airborne- and surface-associated bacteria collected from two indoor environments: office spaces in Valencia (Spain) and school classrooms in Dublin (Ireland).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sampling was conducted before and after deployment of portable air purification systems. Samples were analyzed using culture-based methods, MALDI-TOF MS identification, antibiotic susceptibility testing, and PCR detection of resistance genes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 341 bacteria were recovered. In office air, isolates decreased substantially after air purification (from 41 to 5), with post-intervention samples dominated by\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. and no detectable resistance genes. In contrast, human-associated samples showed reduced diversity, but increased relative abundance of\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. (from 15% to 65%), alongside a higher proportion of non-susceptible isolates (from 20 to 31). In the school environment, airborne isolates and resistance prevalence decreased following intervention (from 102 to 47 and 43% to 21%, respectively), while surface-associated communities showed smaller reductions in total isolates (from 53 to 43), but a notable decline in resistant phenotypes (from 22 to 9), accompanied by shifts in community composition.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, air purification was associated with a strong reduction in airborne bacterial recovery and AMR burden, while surface and human-associated microbiota remained more stable. These findings highlight the compartment-specific effects of air purification and support the need for integrated indoor air quality management strategies combining air-targeted interventions with broader environmental control measures to limit AMR dissemination in built environments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1945592","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T05:44:02Z","timestamp":1790574242000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Response of culturable bacteria and their resistance to air purification across compartments"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Laura","family":"Mond\u00e9jar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ISGlobal","place":["Barcelona, Spain"]},{"name":"Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona (UB)","place":["Barcelona, 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