EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
333-78893, 33-35863 and 33-42261 on Form S-3 of Immucor, Inc. and in the related
Prospectuses  and  Registration  Statement  Nos.  33-4636,  33-24199,  33-36554,
33-41406, 33-49882 and 33-62097 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Key Employee Stock
Incentive  Plan,  Salary  Reduction  Plan,  1983 Stock  Incentive  Plan and 1986
Incentive  Stock  Option  Plan;  1987  Non-Incentive  Stock  Option  Plan;  1989
Non-Incentive  Stock Option Plan; 1990 Stock Option Plan; 1990 Stock Option Plan
and 1995 Stock Option Plan, respectively,  of Immucor, Inc., of our report dated
August  22,  2000  (except  for  paragraph  8 of Note 4, as to which the date is
August 29,  2000) with  respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and
schedule of Immucor, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended May 31, 2000.


                                                              Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
August 29, 2000