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“Endogenous” means that the fungus is a part of a normal human flora. “Exogenous”(see next slide) means that the fungus does not normaly live in/on human body, although it can transiently contaminate human body surfaces (especially respiratory tract).

P.carinii is most probably a part of normal flora of lungs of many mammals, including humans.