Why does the presence of mold and yeast cause pH elevation but bacteria cause opposite effect on cell culture?

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Why does the presence of different contamination change the pH of media in different ways?

Different type of contamination like fungal make different types of metabolite which mostly acidic of slightly acidic. but if they can't tolerate that concentration of metabolite cells are going to dye due to cell lysis, thats why pH rises.

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