User:Jessica.jmj141/Histophilus somni/Fiona.moser Peer Review

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 * Reviewing article by: Jessica.debruyne, Jessica.jeb355, Jessica.jmj141, Saf782, Venessa.ibsen
 * User:Jessica.jmj141/Histophilus somni

Lead
The lead has been updated to include the role that H. somni plays in the respiratory disease complex, as well as provides a lead way into the diagnosis and treatment of the pathogen. Although, the lead doesn't lay out the articles major section, there is a brief description of some of the major topics covered (eg. diagnosis, treatment/prevention, etc.) The lead opens with a brief description of the pathogen reviewed and therefore makes the topic being covered obvious. The lead is a nice brief introduction to the topic and is not overly detailed

Content
The content covered is relevant to the bacteria and provides a good layout of some of the major topics that may be of interest to the general public. Good amount of up to date references used (all references dated later than 2004). Perhaps a separate section on prevention may have broken up the diagnosis/treatment section nicely, however all content is relevant and belongs in the article. Potentially the addition of photographs help with visualization in the culture and identification section.

Tone and Balance
Content added is neutral and scientific, however easy to understand. No claims appear biased and there was good used of references throughout the article.

Sources and References
Reliable and up to date sources were used for all statements and often several sources used to back up information. Most sources used were peer-reviewed articles. The links appear to work properly as well.

Organization
The content is well-written and clear, although may be difficult for the general public to understand due to the scientific language used but it is difficult to avoid when reviewing scientific literature. Some sections are a bit long and could potentially be sub-divided into smaller sections to break them up a bit.

No grammatical or spelling errors were noted.

Images and Media
The table added was good but no images or media were added yet.

Overall impression
The article is well written and provides a good review of H. somni. It is a nice complete review.

The content is in depth and explains pathogenesis and diagnosis/treatment very well. The literature was reviewed well and lots of references were used. Because of the significant amount of information covered in certain sections, these could easily by subdivided into smaller categories. Otherwise I have no other suggestions for this article.