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 and 1995
     Stock  Option Plan,  respectively,  of Immucor,  Inc.,  of our report dated
     August 29, 2001 (except for paragraph 6 of Note 17, as to which the date is
     September 11, 2001) 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, 2001.

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Atlanta, Georgia
September 13, 2001