Some key papers about bacteria fate and transport in tropical catchments:
Boithias, L., Choisy, M., Souliyaseng, N., Jourdren, M., Quet, F., Buisson, Y., Thammahacksa, C., Silvera, N., Latsachack, K., Sengtaheuanghoung, O., Pierret, A., Rochelle-Newall, E., Becerra, S., Ribolzi, O., 2016. Hydrological regime and water shortage as drivers of the seasonal incidence of diarrheal diseases in a tropical montane environment. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 10, e0005195.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005195
Boithias, L., Jardé, E., Latsachack, K., Thammahacksa, C., Silvera, N., Soulileuth, B., Xayyalart, M., Viguier, M., Pierret, A., Rochelle-Newall, E., Ribolzi, O., 2024. Village Settlements in Mountainous Tropical Areas, Hotspots of Fecal Contamination as Evidenced by Escherichia coli and Stanol Concentrations in Stormwater Pulses. Environ. Sci. Technol. 58, 6335–6348.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09090
Boithias, L., Ribolzi, O., Lacombe, G., Thammahacksa, C., Silvera, N., Latsachack, K., Soulileuth, B., Viguier, M., Auda, Y., Robert, E., Evrard, O., Huon, S., Pommier, T., Zouiten, C., Sengtaheuanghoung, O., Rochelle-Newall, E., 2021b. Quantifying the effect of overland flow on
Escherichia coli pulses during floods: Use of a tracer-based approach in an erosion-prone tropical catchment. J. Hydrol. 594, 125935.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125935
Boithias, L., Ribolzi, O., Rochelle-Newall, E., Thammahacksa, C., Nakhle, P., Soulileuth, B., Pando-Bahuon, A., Latsachack, K., Silvera, N., Sounyafong, P., Xayyathip, K., Zimmermann, R., Rattanavong, S., Oliva, P., Pommier, T., Evrard, O., Huon, S., Causse, J., Henry-des-Tureaux, T., Sengtaheuanghoung, O., Sipaseuth, N., Pierret, A., 2022.
Escherichia coli concentration, multiscale monitoring over the decade 2011–2021 in the Mekong River basin, Lao PDR. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 14, 2883–2894.
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-2883-2022
Kim, M.,
Boithias, L., Cho, K.H., Silvera, N., Thammahacksa, C., Latsachack, K., Rochelle-Newall, E., Sengtaheuanghoung, O., Pierret, A., Pachepsky, Y.A., Ribolzi, O., 2017. Hydrological modeling of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in a tropical mountain catchment. Water Res. 119, 102–113.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.04.038
Nakhle, P.,
Boithias, L., Pando-Bahuon, A., Thammahacksa, C., Gallion, N., Sounyafong, P., Silvera, N., Latsachack, K., Soulileuth, B., Rochelle-Newall, E.J., Marcangeli, Y., Pierret, A., Ribolzi, O., 2021a. Decay Rate of
Escherichia coli in a Mountainous Tropical Headwater Wetland. Water 13, 2068.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w13152068
Nakhle, P., Ribolzi, O.,
Boithias, L., Rattanavong, S., Auda, Y., Sayavong, S., Zimmermann, R., Soulileuth, B., Pando, A., Thammahacksa, C., Rochelle-Newall, E., Santini, W., Martinez, J.M., Gratiot, N., Pierret, A., 2021b. Effects of hydrological regime and land use on in-stream
Escherichia coli concentration in the Mekong basin, Lao PDR. Sci. Rep. 11, 3460.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82891-0