User:CatsAndBurritos/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Legionella

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose it because it sounded interesting and I had a little bit of knowledge on it beforehand. I wanted to know more about the bacteria that causes the disease.

Evaluate the article
I felt like the lead section was formatted very well and gave me a good overview about legionella and its properties as a bacterium. It outlined how it was stained, why its important, how it affects human health, and where their outbreaks usually come from. I feel like it gave me a good introduction of what was in the article without being too wordy. The content is well balanced among the sections of the article, but I would like there to be more material in the "Molecular Biology" section. I feel like there should be some background information on its molecular biology, or anything about its biology that sets it apart from other organisms. Even if we don't have answers to these questions yet, it still should be stated. The information presented is in a non-bias matter, and is informational in its writing. I don't feel that the writer has an agenda or is trying to persuade the audience in a particular direction. It seems like a good, non-bias article. The sources were up to date and seemed to come from very reliable sources. The majority of the sources are within the last 15 years, but there are a few that are from before 2001. While I don't mind the old literature being included, it would be nice to see some very recent literature in the article.