_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: ifeomaanagor4@gmail.com; Journal of Advances in Microbiology 16(1): 1-10, 2019; Article no.JAMB.48299 ISSN: 2456-7116 Comparative Effects of Two Medicinal Plants and Common Disinfectants against Air-Borne Fungi in Poultry House Ifeoma Sandra Anagor 1* , Chinelo Ursula Umedum 1 , Stephen Nnaemeka Ezekwueche 1 and Chibuzo Christain Uba 2 1 Department of Microbiology, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria. 2 Department of Microbiology, Paul University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author ISA designed the study, managed the literature searches, performed the statistical analysis and wrote the protocol. Author CUU supervised the research. Author SNE managed the analyses of the study. Author CCU wrote the first draft of manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JAMB/2019/v16i130112 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Charu Gupta, AIHRS, Amity University, UP, India. Reviewers: (1) Uchendu, Mbah Okuwa, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria. (2) Dennis, Amaechi, Veritas University, Nigeria. (3) Oshim, Ifeanyi Onyema, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle3.com/review-history/48299 Received 15 January 2019 Accepted 03 April 2019 Published 11 April 2019 ABSTRACT Aim: This research was undertaken to compare the antifungal effects of Eupatorium odoratum leaf extract and Vernonia amygdalina extracts with common disinfectants on air-borne fungi in poultry houses. Place and Duration of Study: Air in four poultry farms within Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State was sampled between March 2017 and October 2017. Methodology: Poultry air of four different sites at Uli town in Ihiala local government area of Anambra state in Nigeria, were sampled using Sedimentation and Volumetric methods. Fresh leaves of Eupatorium odoratum and Vernonia amygdalina were collected from Uli town, Anambra State, air-dried, processed and extracted using Ethanol and water. Four-hundred (400) mg of the Original Research Article Article