Talk:Citrobacter freundii

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 August 2020 and 4 December 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): ACrookes.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 19:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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Citrobacter freundii is anaereobic as it ferments glucose(dextrose), lactose and sucrose.

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Name of article: Citrobacter freundii Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen this topic as it relates to the course VTMC 347 and my interest area of herpetological medicine. According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, Citrobacter freundii is the main organism associated with Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease (SCUD) in aquatic turtles. Lead Guiding questions Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?

Yes - it provides a concise description of Citrobacter freundii.

Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?

No - there are no major sections.

Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?

No - It adds additional information not outlined in the Lead.

Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

I would describe the Lead as concise.

Lead evaluation Content Guiding questions Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

Yes - it is all relevant.

Is the content up-to-date?

No - I doubt that it is.

Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

There is missing content.

Content evaluation

Tone and Balance Guiding questions Is the article neutral?

Yes

Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

No

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

No

Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

No

Tone and balance evaluation Sources and References Guiding questions Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Are the sources current? Check a few links. Do they work? Sources and references evaluation Organization Guiding questions Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?

Moderately - I would describe it as clear and concise but not always that engaging to read.

Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?

No major spelling or grammatical errors found.

Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

No - there are no subject headings associated with the article

Organization evaluation Images and Media Guiding questions Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?

Yes - one.

Are images well-captioned?

Yes - Included in the scientific classification.

Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?

Yes - the image is in the public domain.

Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Yes

Images and media evaluation Checking the talk page Guiding questions What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

There are no conversations on going.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

It is rated as a start-class article with a low-importance rating.

It is part of the WikiProject Microbiology.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

It talks very little about it's relation to medicine and how it could be effectively identified by a diagnostic laboratory.

Talk page evaluation Overall impressions Guiding questions What is the article's overall status?

I would agree with the Wikipedia quality scale assessment, this is a page that is just being started and is not well documented.

What are the article's strengths?

It has a good starting layout that will help guide further edits.

How can the article be improved?

All topics need to be added to for a more complete article to exist.

There is no discussion of it's role in Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease (SCUD), which is why I was attracted to the page initially.

How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Underdeveloped

Overall evaluation

This is an underdeveloped article that needs more research and editors adding to the topic.

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What is the role of Citrobacter freundii in Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease (SCUD) in aquatic turtles? ACrookes (talk) 15:01, 29 August 2020 (UTC)