Claim: Sydney Dodd did research on spirochaetosis in livestock, a pathogenic bacteria that causes diseases in humans such as Lyme and Alzheimers.
Evidence: In addition to taking charge of vaccine production, his research work was notable for spirochaetosis in livestock and is credited for recognising its bacterial cause in pigs which was published in 1906 as . A spirochaete (/ˈspaɪroʊˌkiːt/) or spirochete is a member of the phylum Spirochaetes (/-ˈkiːtiːz/), which contains distinctive diderm (double-membrane) bacteria, most of which have long, helically coiled (corkscrew-shaped or spiraled, hence the name) cells. Borrelia burgdorferi, B. garinii, and B. afzelii, which cause Lyme disease Spirochaetes may also cause dementia and may be involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.