purpose of sequencing field 2021-04-24T00:42:14Z https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9135 A data field which describes the reason that the sample was sequenced. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-9165 Baseline surveillance (random sampling) [GENEPIO:0100005] Example Guidance: The reason why a sample was originally collected may differ from the reason why it was selected for sequencing. The reason a sample was sequenced may provide information about potential biases in sequencing strategy. Provide the purpose of sequencing from the picklist in the template. The reason for sample collection should be indicated in the .purpose of sampling. field. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9578-0788 purpose of sequencing purpose of sequencing slot purpose_of_sequencing requires discussion data field